Prestressed Concrete Rigid Frame Bridge Utilizing Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics for Cantilever Tendons

Hysteretic Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Pier with Fiber Model

The hysteretic behavior and seismic characteristics of the prestressed concrete bridge pier were researched. The effects of the prestressed tendon ratio, the longitudinal reinforcement ratio, and the stirrup reinforcement ratio on the hysteretic behavior and seismic characteristics of the prestressed concrete bridge pier have been obtained with the fiber model analysis method. The analysis show...

Damage Identification of Continuous Rigid Frame Concrete Bridge

During a bridge service life, many factors can cause damage accumulation such as overloaded traffic, fatigue effect, and so on. Hence, the identification of potential damages has been received wide attention to prevent such sudden fatal accident. An experiment of a continuous rigid frame concrete bridge, which had 3 spans and a total length of 18 meters, was presented in this paper. Two load st...

Damage Detection of Carbon Fiber-reinforced Concrete Under Bending Test

Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) for Prestressed Bridge Girders

Bond Development Between Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers and Concrete

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets can be externally bonded for retrofit of concrete structures, improving flexure and sheer strength in the concrete. The key to CFRP sheets is the bond to the concrete, as bond is the means to transfer stress between the tow sheet and the concrete. Experimentation has been conducted to test a current market fiber-resin system, and to develop a resin ...