Fiber-reinforced polymer composite members with adhesive bonded sleeve joints for space frame structures

Xiao Yang; Yu Bai; Fu Jia Luo; Xiao-Ling Zhao; Xu-hui He

doi:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001737

Fiber-reinforced polymer composite members with adhesive bonded sleeve joints for space frame structures

Xiao Yang, Yu Bai, Fu Jia Luo, Xiao-Ling Zhao, Xu-hui He

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

Glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites with innovative sleeve joints are examined for space frame assembly. The sleeve joint connects one end of a steel tubular connector with a circular solid or hollow GFRP composites by adhesive bonding, the other end being flattened to enable easy connection with other members using mechanical bolts. Experiments were conducted to investigate the mechanical performance in tension and compression. In the tensile specimens, pull-out failure occurred between GFRP and adhesive when the bond length was relatively short, and tensile fracture of the steel tubular connector occurred when the bond length was sufficiently long. In the compact compressive specimens, yielding of the flattened steel tube occurred because of the bending moment at the fully fixed support. Global buckling failure was observed for slender compressive members. Load-bearing capacity was analytically estimated for different loading scenarios and compared well with experimental results. © 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Original language	English
Article number	04016208
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001737
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2017

Keywords

Analytical modeling
Glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP)
Mechanical testing
Sleeve joint
Space frame
Analytical models
Bond length
Fiber reinforced plastics
Fracture
Glass
Glass fibers
Polymers
Reinforced plastics
Reinforcement
Structural frames
Tubular steel structures
Fiber reinforced polymer composites
Glass fiber reinforced polymer
Load-bearing capacity
Mechanical performance
Space frame structure
Space frames
Tension and compression
Buckling

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N1 - Cited By :1 Export Date: 16 May 2017 Correspondence Address: Bai, Y.; Dept. of Civil Engineering, Monash Univ.Australia; email: [email protected] References: 'Standard test methods for tension testing of metallic materials', , ASTM E8M, West Conshohocken, PA; Bai, Y., Yang, X., "Novel joint for assembly of all-composite space truss structures: Conceptual design and preliminary study" J. Compos. Constr, pp. 130-138; Bai, Y., Zhang, C., "Capacity of nonlinear large deformation for trusses assembled by brittle FRP composites" Compos. Struct, 94 (11), pp. 3347-3353; Bolotin, V.V., "Delaminations in composite structures: Its origin, buckling, growth and stability" Compos. Part B, 27 (2), pp. 129-145; Gand, A., Chan, T.-M., Mottram, J., "Civil and structural engineering applications, recent trends, research and developments on pultruded fiber reinforced polymer closed sections: A review" Front. Struct. Civ. Eng, 7 (3), pp. 227-244; Green, A.K., Phillips, L.N., "Crimp-bonded end fittings for use on pultruded composite sections" Composites, 13 (3), pp. 219-224; Guess, T.R., Reedy, E.D., Jr., Slavin, A.M., "Testing composite-to-metal tubular lap joints" J. Compos. Technol. Res, 17 (2), pp. 117-124; Hagio, H., Utsumi, Y., Kimura, K., Takahashi, K., Itohiya, G., Tazawa, H., 'Development of space truss structure using glass fiber reinforced plastics' Proc., Advanced Materials for Construction of Bridges, pp. 1-9. , Buildings, and Other Structures III, EGI Digital Archives, New York; Hollaway, L., Romhi, A., Gunn, M., "Optimisation of adhesive bonded composite tubular sections" Compos. Struct, 16 (1-3), pp. 125-170; 'Structural adhesives: Aerospace adhesives araldite 420 A/B two component epoxy adhesive', , Huntsman International LLC, Basel, Switzerland; Hutchinson, A., 'Joining of fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials', , Project, Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA), London; Jirásek, M., Bažant, Z.P., Inelastic analysis of structures, , Wiley, New York; Kara, I.F., Ashour, A.F., Dundar, C., "Deflection of concrete structures reinforced with FRP bars" Compos. Part B Eng, 44 (1), pp. 375-384; Keller, T., Vallée, T., "Adhesively bonded lap joints from pultruded GFRP profiles. Part I: Stress-strain analysis and failure modes" Compos. Part B, 36 (4), pp. 331-340; Keller, T., Vallée, T., "Adhesively bonded lap joints from pultruded GFRP profiles. Part II: Joint strength prediction" Compos. Part B, 36 (4), pp. 341-350; Lan, T.T., "Space frame structures" Handbook of structural engineering, , W.-F. Chen and E. M. Lui, eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 24.1-24.50; Liu, X., Nanni, A., Silva, P., "Rehabilitation of compression steel members using FRP pipes filled with non-expansive and expansive light-weight concrete" Adv. Struct. Eng, 8 (2), pp. 129-142; Luo, F.J., Bai, Y., Yang, X., Lu, Y., "Bolted sleeve joints for connecting pultruded FRP tubular components" J. Compos. Constr; Mosallam, A.S., Feo, L., Elsadek, A., Pul, S., Penna, R., "Structural evaluation of axial and rotational flexibility and strength of web-flange junctions of open-web pultruded composites" Compos. Part B, 66, pp. 311-327; Mottram, J.T., Zheng, Y., "State-of-the-art review on the design of beam-to-column connections for pultruded frames" Compos. Struct, 35 (4), pp. 387-401; Pickett, A., Hollaway, L., Phillips, L.N., "Analysis of a crimped and bonded joint for load bearing skeletal members" Composites, 13 (3), pp. 257-267; Pilkey, W.D., 'Preface', pp. 1-28. , Formulas for stress, strain, and structural matrices, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ; Pugno, N., Carpinteri, A., "Tubular adhesive joints under axial load" J. Appl. Mech, 70 (6), pp. 832-839; Qin, M., Dzenis, Y.A., "Analysis of single lap adhesive composite joints with delaminated adherends" Compos. Part B, 34 (2), pp. 167-173; Rahman, N.M., Sun, C.T., "Strength calculation of composite single lap joints with fiber-tear-failure" Compos. Part B, 62, pp. 249-255; Ramaswamy, G.S., Eekhout, M., Analysis, , design and construction of steel space frames, Thomas Telford, London; Reedy, E.D., Jr., Guess, T.R., "Composite-to-metal tubular lap joints: Strength and fatigue resistance" Int. J. Fract, 63 (4), pp. 351-367; Satasivam, S., Bai, Y., "Mechanical performance of bolted modular GFRP composite sandwich structures using standard and blind bolts" Compos. Struct, 117, pp. 59-70; Timoshenko, S.P., Gere, J.M., Theory of elastic stability, , McGraw-Hill, New York; Wu, C., Zhang, Z., Bai, Y., "Connections of tubular GFRP wall studs to steel beams for building construction" Compos. Part B, 95, pp. 64-75; Wu, C., Zhao, X.L., Chiu, W.K., Al-Mahaidi, R., Duan, W.H., "Effect of fatigue loading on the bond behaviour between UHM CFRP plates and steel plates" Compos. Part B, 50, pp. 344-353; Yang, X., Bai, Y., Ding, F., "Structural performance of a large-scale space frame assembled using pultruded GFRP composites" Compos. Struct, 133, pp. 986-996; Yang, X., Bai, Y., Luo, F.J., Zhao, X.L., Ding, F., "Dynamic and fatigue performance of a large-scale space frame assembled using pultruded GFRP composites" Compos. Struct, 138, pp. 227-236

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