Abstract

ABSTRACT The effects of CFRP wrapping length and the beam curvature on the ultimate strength of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP)-strengthened in-plane curved steel circular hollow sections (SCHS) were studied by means of an experimental study. A total of 16 beams having four curvatures 0 mm, 2000 mm, 4000 mm and 6000 mm, which were strengthened with three CFRP lengths 500 mm, 750 mm and 1000 mm, were tested under three-point bending. Failure loads, failure mechanisms, strain variations and load-deflection responses were observed. Four types of failure modes were observed in CFRP-strengthened vertically curved SCHS depending on the CFRP wrapping length. The best performance was noted in strengthened beams when the ratio between CFRP wrapping length and beam span is 0.625.

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