Advanced Composites in Bridge Construction and Repair

A review of advanced fiber-reinforced composites in bridge applications from all-composite superstructures to repair of deteriorated substructures

Yail Jimmy Kim (Edited by)

9780857096944, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 7 May 2014

356 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm, 0.69 kg

Advanced composite materials for bridge structures are recognized as a promising alternative to conventional construction materials such as steel.

• Contributor contact details
• Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
• Preface
• Part I: General issues
  • 1. Using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in bridge construction and monitoring their performance: an overview
    • Abstract:
    • 1.1 Introduction
    • 1.2 Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for bridge construction
    • 1.3 Monitoring problems in bridges using FRP composites
    • 1.4 Common nondestructive evaluation/testing (NDE/NDT) methods for bridges using FRP composites
    • 1.5 Case study: monitoring a bridge with an FRP composite stay-in-place (SIP) formwork and an FRP composite reinforced concrete deck
    • 1.6 Future trends
    • 1.7 Sources of further information and advice
    • 1.8 References
  • 2. Prestressed fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for concrete structures in flexure: fundamentals to applications
    • Abstract:
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Types and characteristics of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
    • 2.3 Using FRP composites in structures: design and applications
    • 2.4 Internally bonded FRP tendons
    • 2.5 Internally unbonded FRP tendons
    • 2.6 Externally unbonded FRP tendons
    • 2.7 Externally bonded post-tensioned FRP laminate
    • 2.8 Near-surface-mounted post-tensioned FRP bars
    • 2.9 Bond characteristics and deformability
    • 2.10 Conclusions and future trends
    • 2.11 Acknowledgment
    • 2.12 References
  • 3. Analyzing bond characteristics between composites and quasi-brittle substrates in the repair of bridges and other concrete structures
    • Abstract:
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Experimental investigation of debonding
    • 3.3 Fracture mechanics approach to the analysis of debonding
    • 3.4 Numerical analysis of the fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)–concrete interface
    • 3.5 Design aspects related to debonding
    • 3.6 Future trends
    • 3.7 Acknowledgments
    • 3.8 References
  • 4. Identifying damage in honeycomb fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite sandwich bridge decks
    • Abstract:
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 The damage severity correction factor (DSCF) method for damage identification: theory
    • 4.3 DSCF-based damage identification method: key steps
    • 4.4 Experimental verification of the DSCF-based damage identification method
    • 4.5 Implementing the DSCF-based damage identification method with the experimental data
    • 4.6 Using numerical modal analysis to identify damage
    • 4.7 Damage identification using numerical data
    • 4.8 Conclusions
    • 4.9 Acknowledgments
    • 4.10 References
  • 5. Large rupture strain (LRS) fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete (RC) piers
    • Abstract:
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Properties of large rupture strain (LRS) fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
    • 5.3 LRS FRP-confined concrete under monotonie compressive loading
    • 5.4 LRS FRP-confined concrete under cyclic compressive loading
    • 5.5 Seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete (RC) piers using LRS FRP composites
    • 5.6 Acknowledgements
    • 5.7 References
• Part II: Applications
  • 6. All-composite superstructures for accelerated bridge construction
    • Abstract:
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 Structural analysis and design
    • 6.3 Manufacture and installation
    • 6.4 In-service structural performance evaluation
    • 6.5 Construction time and costs
    • 6.6 Conclusions
    • 6.7 Acknowledgment
    • 6.8 References
  • 7. Engineered cementitious composites for bridge decks
    • Abstract:
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) design theory
    • 7.3 ECC mechanical properties and durability
    • 7.4 ECC application in bridges
    • 7.5 Conclusions
    • 7.6 References
  • 8. The use of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites for cable-stayed bridges
    • Abstract:
    • 8.1 Introduction
    • 8.2 Design of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) bridge decks
    • 8.3 Design of CFRP stay cables
    • 8.4 Design of CFRP–steel hybrid stay cables
    • 8.5 Case study: 1400 m cable-stayed bridges
    • 8.6 Conclusions and future trends
    • 8.7 Acknowledgments
    • 8.8 References
  • 9. Repair of deteriorated bridge substructures using carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites
    • Abstract:
    • 9.1 Introduction
    • 9.2 Investigating deterioration of concrete in bridges
    • 9.3 Analysis of concrete deterioration in bridge substructures
    • 9.4 Repair of bridges using carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites
    • 9.5 Review of CFRP repair of bridge substructure
    • 9.6 Site testing of CFRP repair and laboratory testing of materials
    • 9.7 Dealing with defects in CFRP repairs
    • 9.8 Conclusions
    • 9.9 References
  • 10. Sustainable replacement of aging bridge superstructures using fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
    • Abstract:
    • 10.1 Introduction
    • 10.2 Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) applications in bridge structures
    • 10.3 Hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)–concrete bridge superstructures
    • 10.4 Conclusion
    • 10.5 References
• Index

Subject Areas: Building construction & materials [TNK], Civil engineering, surveying & building [TN], Materials science [TGM], Construction industry [KNJC], Architecture: professional practice [AMD]