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FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF STEEL PLATE GIRDERS STRENGTHENED USING CFRP PLATES

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Civil Engineering

Abstract

In this paper the fatigue performance of strengthened steel plate girders with CFRP strips was investigated using numerical models. The cracked plate girders were strengthened by different reinforcement configurations at high damage level of web plate. The research confirmed that the strengthening by CFRP strips leads to a significant increase of the fatigue life and reduction of the crack propagation, especially the strengthening for both flange and web. Moreover, the study proposed V-Shape strengthening system by CFRP strips around the crack in the web plate. Consequently, the results demonstrated that U-shape strengthening system with prestressed CFRP has the best efficiency for fatigue strengthening. On the other hand, the fatigue analysis based on stress life method was performed by using S-N curve to predict the actual total fatigue life for the steel plate girder without initial damage. Therefore, the results showed that the fatigue damage of plate girders starts to appear at maximum loading (0.5P_y). Furthermore, the load capacity and the age at which the strengthening should start were studied as parameters. Finally, the results concluded that an early repair for plate girders is more efficient in improving the fatigue performance, especially when the bridge is subjected to heavy loads.

DOI

10.21608/pserj.2024.250754.1286

Keywords

Fatigue behavior, Cracked steel plate girders, CFRP strips, SMART crack growth method, S-N curve

Authors

First Name

Huda

Last Name

Abo-El asaad

MiddleName

Essam

Affiliation

Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

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hodaaa.essam@gmail.com

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First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Sharaf

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Affiliation

Faculty of Engineering

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tarek_sharaf@eng.psu.edu.eg

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Elghandour

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Affiliation

Faculty of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Port Said University

Email

dr.elghandor@gmail.com

City

Port Said

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First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

El-Sabbagh

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-

Affiliation

Department of engineering, port-said university, Port-said, Egypt

Email

ashref.ismail@eng.psu.edu.eg

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Volume

28

Article Issue

2

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48838

Issue Date

2024-06-01

Receive Date

2023-11-23

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

64

Page End

80

Print ISSN

1110-6603

Online ISSN

2536-9377

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https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_343285.html

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813

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Port-Said Engineering Research Journal

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https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/

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FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF STEEL PLATE GIRDERS STRENGTHENED USING CFRP PLATES

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24 Dec 2024