scholarly journals Experimental Investigation on the Buckling Capacity of Angle Steel Strengthened at Both Legs Using VaRTM-Processed Unbonded CFRP Laminates

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 2216
Author(s):  
Fengky Satria Yoresta ◽  
Phan Viet Nhut ◽  
Daiki Nakamoto ◽  
Yukihiro Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Slenderness Ratio ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Strengthening Effect ◽  
Growth Trend ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Cfrp Laminates ◽  
Steel Members ◽  
Angle Steel

Strengthening steel structures by using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates showed a growth trend in the last several years. A similar strengthening technique, known as adhesive bonding, has also been adopted. This paper presented a promising alternative for strengthening steel members against buckling by using vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VaRTM)-processed unbonded CFRP laminates. A total of thirteen slender angle steel members (L65x6), including two control specimens, were prepared and experimentally tested. The specimens were strengthened only at both legs and were allowed to buckle on their weak axes. The test showed that the unbonded CFRP strengthening successfully increased the buckling capacity of the angle steel. The strengthening effect ranged from 7.12% to 69.13%, depending on various parameters (i.e., number of CFRP layers, CFRP length, and angle steel’s slenderness ratio). Flexural stiffness of the CFRP governed the failure modes in terms of location of plastic hinge and direction of buckling curvature.

scholarly journals Strengthening of steel member using unbonded CFRP laminates

2020 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 05025
Author(s):  
Fengky Satria Yoresta ◽  
Ryotaro Maruta ◽  
Genki Mieda ◽  
Yukihiro Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Steel Structures ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Great Success ◽  
Adhesively Bonded ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Rc Structures ◽  
Cfrp Laminates ◽  
Cfrp Composites ◽  
Steel Members ◽  
Load Carrying

Excellent mechanical and physical properties make carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) the best options for repair, retrofit, and rehabilitation of civil engineering structures. A great success on application of this material in reinforced concrete (RC) structures has attracted much attention from many researchers to develop it in combination with steel. The number of studies on the use of CFRP composites for strengthening steel structures has still been limited and needs to be more explored. To date, the research in this field has mainly focused on CFRP strengthening with adhesively-bonded technique. This paper reports an experimental study to investigate the performance of slender axial compression steel members partially strengthened with unbonded CFRP composites. The requirements for stiffener to prevent buckling occurred in stiffening region are derived from structural equilibrium conditions. Vacuum-assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VaRTM) method is adopted to form CFRP laminates in the strengthened specimens. Totally eight small scale specimens are tested, and it is clear from the test that improvement in load-carrying capacity can be achieved by using CFRP.

scholarly journals AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRAMING SYSTEMS IN STEEL STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO BLAST LOADING

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 767-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Coffield ◽  
Hojjat Adeli
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Blast Loading ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Plastic Hinges ◽  
Braced Frame ◽  
Concentrically Braced Frame ◽  
Moment Resisting ◽  
Applied Element Method

The effectiveness of different framing systems for three seismically designed steel frame structures subjected to blast loading is investigated. The three faming systems considered are: a moment resisting frame (MRF), a concentrically braced frame (CBF) and an eccentrically braced frame (EBF). The blast loads are assumed to be unconfined, free air burst detonated 15 ft (4.572 m) from one of the center columns. The structures are modeled and analyzed using the Applied Element Method, which allows the structure to be evaluated during and through failure. Failure modes are investigated through a plastic hinge analysis and member failure comparison. Also, a global response analysis is observed through comparison of roof deflections and accelerations. A conclusion of this research is that braced frames provide a higher level of resistance to the blast loading scenario investigated in this research. Both the CBF and EBF had a smaller number of failed members and plastic hinges compared to the MRF. They also had smaller roof deflection and acceleration. The CBF yielded the fewest number of plastic hinges but the EBF had a slightly fewer number of failed members.

scholarly journals Finite Element Analysis of Axial Compression Steel Members Strengthened with Unbonded CFRP Laminates

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3540
Author(s):  
Fengky Satria Yoresta ◽  
Phan Viet Nhut ◽  
Yukihiro Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
Slenderness Ratio ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymers ◽  
Strength Increase ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Cfrp Laminates ◽  
Compression Performance ◽  
Steel Members

This paper presented a non-linear finite element (FE) analysis to investigate the potential of unbonded carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) strengthening in improving the axial compression performance of steel members. The FE model was firstly developed and validated against experimental works. Four parameters considered in the parametric study were the number of CFRP layers, CFRP length, slenderness ratio, and elastic modulus of CFRP. It was confirmed that the unbonded CFRP strengthening method is effective at enhancing the load-carrying capacity as well as delaying the overall buckling of the axial steel members. The strength increase is highly affected by the first three parameters. In addition, the method of an equivalent slenderness ratio can be used for strength design.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Shear and Flexural Repair and Strengthening of Box-section Steel Beams using CFRP Laminates

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 648-653
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Cfrp Laminates ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Box Section ◽  
Modes Of Failure ◽  
Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Wide Range

Steel structures are generally subjected to damages and defects due to different causes such as corrosion, fracture cracking, fire, buckling…etc. Damaged or defected parts may include girders, columns, welds, splices, base plates…etc. There is a wide range of techniques used for repair and strengthening starting with using protective coatings and ending up with full replacement of the damaged parts. Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) laminates are widely used now in the field of repair and strengthening of different types of structures (reinforced concrete structures, steel structures, masonry structures, timber structures….etc.). The main goal of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) laminates in repair and strengthening of steel beams (in both flexural and shear). A total of five box-section steel beams were tested in three point load flexure test to determine the stiffness and ultimate load carrying capacity of the strengthened and repaired beams using CFRP laminates and compare the obtained results for these beams with those of the fifth beam which used as a control beam (without CFRP laminates). Test results showed that the effectiveness of using CFRP laminates for repair and strengthening of steel beams depends mainly on the obtained modes of failure. Highest effectiveness was obtained in tension failure modes while almost no effectiveness obtained in compression failure modes

Study on shear performance of the connection with external stiffening ring between square steel tubular column and unequal-depth steel beams

2020 ◽  
pp. 136943322098166
Author(s):  
Shuhao Yin ◽  
Bin Rong ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Yiliang Sun ◽  
Wuchen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Steel Tube ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Panel Zone ◽  
Load Paths ◽  
Shear Performance

This paper studies the shear performance of the connection with the external stiffening ring between the square steel tubular column and unequal-depth steel beams. Two specimens of interior column connections were tested under low cyclic loading. The deformation characteristics and failure modes exhibited by the test phenomena can be summarized as: (1) two specimens all exhibited shear deformation in steel tube web of the panel zone and (2) weld fracture in the panel zone and plastic hinge failure at beam end were observed. Besides, load-displacement behaviors and strain distributions have been also discussed. The nonlinear finite element models were developed to verify the test results. Comparative analyses of the bearing capacity, failure mode, and load-paths between the equal-depth and unequal-depth beam models have been carried out.

scholarly journals Activated Ductile CFRP NSMR Strengthening

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2821
Author(s):  
Jacob Wittrup Schmidt ◽  
Christian Overgaard Christensen ◽  
Per Goltermann ◽  
José Sena-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Elastic Response ◽  
Applied Theory ◽  
Strengthening Effect ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Linear Elastic ◽  
Near Surface Mounted ◽  
High Elongation ◽  
Strengthened Beam

Significant strengthening of concrete structures can be obtained when using adhesively-bonded carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) systems. Challenges related to such strengthening methods are; however, the brittle concrete delamination failure, reduced warning, and the consequent inefficient use of the CFRP. A novel ductile near-surface mounted reinforcement (NSMR) CFRP strengthening system with a high CFRP utilization is introduced in this paper. It is hypothesized that the tailored ductile enclosure wedge (EW) end anchors, in combination with low E-modulus and high elongation adhesive, can provide significant strengthening and ductility control. Five concrete T-beams were strengthened using the novel system with a CFRP rod activation stress of approximately 980 MPa. The beam responses were compared to identical epoxy-bonded NSMR strengthened and un-strengthened beams. The linear elastic response was identical to the epoxy-bonded NSMR strengthened beam. In addition, the average deflection and yielding regimes were improved by 220% and 300% (average values), respectively, with an ultimate capacity comparable to the epoxy-bonded NSMR strengthened beam. Reproducible and predictable strengthening effect seems obtainable, where a good correlation between the results and applied theory was reached. The brittle failure modes were prevented, where concrete compression failure and frontal overload anchor failure were experienced when failure was initiated.

scholarly journals Instability analysis of a filament-wound composite tube subjected to compression/bending

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 096369351987741
Author(s):  
Gyula Szabó ◽  
Károly Váradi
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Slenderness Ratio ◽  
Equivalent Stress ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Test Machine ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Rubber Tube ◽  
Nonlinear Buckling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Composite Tube

The aim of this study is to investigate the global buckling of a relatively long composite cord–rubber tube subjected to axial compression and its cross-sectional instability due to bending by a macromechanical nonlinear finite element (FE) model (nonlinear buckling analysis). Composite reinforcement layers are modelled as transversely isotropic ones, while elastomer liners are described by a hyperelastic material model that assumes incompressibility. Force–displacement, equivalent strain, equivalent stress results along with oblateness and curvature results for the complete process have been presented. It is justified that bending leads to ovalization of the cross section and results in a loss of the load-carrying capacity of the tube. Strain states in reinforcement layers have been presented, which imply that the probable failure modes of the reinforcement layers are both delamination and yarn-matrix debonding. There is a significant increase in strains due to cross-sectional instability, which proves that the effect of cross-sectional instability on material behaviour of the tube is crucial. A parametric analysis has been performed to investigate the effect of the member slenderness ratio on cross-sectional instability of the composite tube. It shows that Brazier force is inversely proportional to the slenderness ratio. It further shows that higher oblateness parameters occur in case of a lower slenderness ratio and that cross-sectional instability takes place at a lower dimensionless displacement in case of a lower slenderness ratio. FE results have been validated by a compression/bending test experiment conducted on a tensile test machine.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on the Behavior of Tension Member Under Rupture

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Tensile Force ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Structural Members ◽  
Steel Members ◽  
Tension Member ◽  
Strong Relation ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Tension Members

Abstract. A steel structure is naturally lighter than a comparable concrete construction because of the higher strength and firmness of steel. Nowadays, the growth of steel structures in India is enormous. There are so many advantages in adopting the steel as structural members. Almost all high-rise buildings, warehouses & go-downs are steel structures and even some of the commercial buildings are made of steel. Tension members are the elements that are subjected to direct axial load which tends in the elongation of the structural members. Even today bolted connections play a major role in the connection of hot rolled structural steel members. In this experimental study the behavior of tension members (TM) such as plates, angles & channels have been studied under axial tensile force. There is strong relation between pitch and gauge (with in the specified limit as per IS 800:2007) in determining the rupture failure plane. In this study we intensively tested the behaviour of TM for different fasteners pattern by changing the pitch, gauge, end & edge distance and by adopting the different patterns or arrangements of bolted connection in it.

scholarly journals Mechanical Behavior of Damaged H-Section Steel Structure

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Xibing Hu ◽  
Rui Chen ◽  
Yuxuan Xiang ◽  
Yafang Chen ◽  
Qingshan Li
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Elastic Moduli ◽  
Mechanical Test ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Computational Accuracy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Steel Columns ◽  
Steel Members ◽  
The Cross

Steel structures are usually damaged by disasters. According to the influence law of the damage on the elastic modulus of steel obtained by the mechanical test of damaged steel, the average elastic moduli of H-section steel members were analyzed. The equations for calculating the average elastic moduli of damaged H-section steel members at different damage degrees were obtained. By using the analytical cross-sectional method, the cross-sectional M-Φ-P relationships and the dimensionless parameter equations of the H-sections in the full-sectional elastic distribution, single-sided plastic distribution, and double-sided plastic distribution were derived. On the basis of the cross-sectional M-Φ-P relationships and dimensionless parameters of actual steel members, the approximate calculation equations for the damaged cross sections were obtained. The Newmark method was used to analyze the deformation of damaged steel columns. Analytical results show good agreement with the test results. The equations and methods proposed in this study have high computational accuracy, and these can be applied to the cross-sectional M-Φ-P relationships and deformation calculation of damaged steel members.

scholarly journals A Simplified Method for the Design of Steel Beam-to-column Connections

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-86
Author(s):  
Imola Kristóf ◽  
Zsanett Novák ◽  
Dezső Hegyi
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
Simple Calculation ◽  
Geometric Parameters ◽  
End Plate ◽  
Simplified Method ◽  
Eurocode 3 ◽  
Steel Sections ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Hot Rolled

The moment resistance of beam-to-column connections is frequently utilised in steel structures. Eurocode 3 suggests the component method to analyse such connections, and it implements the equivalent T-stub method to determine the resistance of the end plate of the beam. The latter method requires tedious and concentrated work. A simplified method is suggested to reduce the number of calculations and enable the designer to focus on construction aspects in the pre-design phase, or in education.The resistance of the T-stub covers three possible failure modes: the yield of the plate, the failure of the of the bolt and simultaneous yield. The yield of the plate and simultaneous yield depend on numerous parameters, and they are verified by multiple equations. The failure of the bolts are more easily checked.In the present paper, requirements for geometric ratios are defined for the widely used steel sections to assure failure of the bolts at a lower level of the load than the yield of the plate. These parameters facilitate the simple calculation of the resistance of the bolts instead of the tedious work needed for the end plate resistance.The paper presents a proper explanation for the design rules and the effect of the geometric parameters on the resistance of the end plate. Geometric parameters are suggested for the widely used hot rolled and typical welded beam sections. All the parameters fulfil the requirements of the equivalent T-stub method of Eurocode 3.

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