The improvement of electrical conductivity of carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) has been investigated by conductive silver nano-particles coating for the purpose of aircraft lightning protection. Silver nano-particles in colloid were sprayed on the surface of carbon fibers, which were then impregnated by epoxy resin to form a CFRP specimen. Electrical resistance was measured by contact re...

The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this report are those of the principal investigator and the Missouri Department of Transportation. They are not necessarily those of the U. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report presents the results of a pilot study to apply externally bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) sheets to strengthen a simple span reinforced concrete solid slab bridg...

Abstract Basalt fibre-reinforced polymer (BFRP) composites probably tend to replace some carbon (CFRP) applications due their excellent specific strengths and sustainability. Despite the published early promising results concerning material properties of BFRP, application is not widespread, machinability supported widely by experiences. The main aim present study experimentally investigate dril...

Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) as an imaging technique producing a 2D or 3D impedance image (conductivity or impedivity) of the subject under test. It can be used for delamination detection and evaluating the damage location, size, strain and severity for Structure Health Monitoring (SHM) of aerospace composites i.e. Carbon-fibrereinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. Keywords—Electrical I...

Most of the laboratory tests investigated the flexural performance of un-preloaded or undamaged RC beams strengthened with CFRP composites. However, in engineering applications, the structural member must carry a certain load or damage. There is a lack of systematical investigations on the effects of preload or damage level on the flexural load-carrying capacity of CFRP-strengthened RC beams. T...

The need for repair and strengthening of deteriorated, damaged and substandard infrastructures has become an important challenge worldwide. The demand for increasingly heavier truck loads is forcing bridge owners to upgrade existing structures. In response to the growing need for concrete repair and rehabilitation, an experimental program was conducted to investigate the feasibility of using di...

The quasistatic failure of composite-aluminium bolted joints is investigated experimentally using the stereo Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique. Single-shear, two-bolt lap made carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates and aluminium plates are subjected to tensile load while being monitored stereo-DIC. measured displacements processed by removing outliers Grubbs test reducing nois...

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets are externally bonded to reinforced concrete (RC) members to provide additional strength such as flexural, shear, etc. It has been widely accepted that carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) can be used effectively to strengthen reinforced concrete (RC) members. This paper is intended to study and use externally bonded CFRP strips to repair and st...

The progression of damage in a hybrid composite-metallic structure subject to out-of-plane loading has been examined throughout an interrupted quasi-static-indentation test using micro-focus computed tomography for damage assessment. Two key damage events were identified from the loaddisplacement tests. The CT data shows that the first damage mechanisms to occur are yielding of the aluminium su...