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Timber Bridge Pile Splicing With Fiber Reinforced Polymer Wraps, Drew L. Damich
Timber Bridge Pile Splicing With Fiber Reinforced Polymer Wraps, Drew L. Damich
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Timber pile repair using splicing is widely used but little research has been done to determine their strength capacity after repair using this method. Current timber pile splicing mechanisms utilize various steel or wooden components. Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) wraps can be utilized as replacement to conventional materials in splicing of timber piles. This study evaluated the strength capacities of traditional splicing mechanisms in relation to FRP wrap splice mechanisms. Traditional splicing mechanisms consisted of flat steel plate, C-channel steel plate, and wooden plate splices. The FRP wrap splice consisted of unidirectional glass/epoxy composite with three layers of fabric as …
Experimental And Field Evaluation Of Frp Pedestrian Bridge Decks, Kalrav Singh Tomer
Experimental And Field Evaluation Of Frp Pedestrian Bridge Decks, Kalrav Singh Tomer
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Traditional materials such as steel, timber, and concrete have continued to dominate their usage in civil infrastructure. They offer great advantages like strength and stiffness but at the same time they pose major issues in terms of durability and maintenance. Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) exhibits outstanding properties like lightness, excellent corrosion and wear resistance along with superior thermo-mechanical properties. Glass FRPs (GFRPs) have emerged as one of the best alternatives in the field of civil infrastructure. It has been more than four decades since fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have gained notable applications in civil infrastructure industry. However, FRPs have …