Abstract
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) has great potential for strengthening aging steel struc-tures, compared to traditional methods of attaching steel plates which are often bulky, heavy and difficult to fix. CFRP provides advanced structural properties with light weight and high tensile characteristics, making
it an attractive option to perform the aforementioned role. This paper presents a comprehensive experimental program to investigate the torsional behaviour of strengthened steel square hollow sections (SHS) and strength-ened aluminium SHS with various thicknesses. From previous research, a wrapping angle of 45° is the most efficient in terms of increasing the maximum torsional capacity, and was adopted for the tests. It was found that sections with larger depth to thickness ratio (D/t ratio) had a greater percentage increase in maximum torsional capacity. Moreover, it was observed that sections with lower elastic moduli compared with steel will show more improvement in maximum torsional capacity for a given thickness.
it an attractive option to perform the aforementioned role. This paper presents a comprehensive experimental program to investigate the torsional behaviour of strengthened steel square hollow sections (SHS) and strength-ened aluminium SHS with various thicknesses. From previous research, a wrapping angle of 45° is the most efficient in terms of increasing the maximum torsional capacity, and was adopted for the tests. It was found that sections with larger depth to thickness ratio (D/t ratio) had a greater percentage increase in maximum torsional capacity. Moreover, it was observed that sections with lower elastic moduli compared with steel will show more improvement in maximum torsional capacity for a given thickness.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Tubular Structures XV |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Tubular Structures |
Editors | Eduardo Batista, Pedro Vellasco, Luciano Lima |
Place of Publication | Leiden The Netherlands |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 661 - 668 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138028371 |
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Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | International Symposium on Tubular Structures 2015 - Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Rio, Brazil Duration: 27 May 2015 → 29 May 2015 |
Conference
Conference | International Symposium on Tubular Structures 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Brazil |
City | Rio |
Period | 27/05/15 → 29/05/15 |