Experimental Study on Steel‒Concrete Composite Beams Strengthened by Externally Prestressed CFRP Strips

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PDF HTML XML Export Cite reminder Experimental Study on Steel‒Concrete Composite Beams Strengthened by Externally Prestressed CFRP Strips DOI: 10.59238/j.pt.2023.01.004 Author: Affiliation: (Department of Construction Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, shanghai 200092, China) Clc Number: Fund Project: Article | Figures | Metrics | Reference | Related | Cited by | Materials | Comments Abstract:This paper mainly studies the mechanical properties of simply supported bridges of steel?concrete composite structures strengthened with externally prestressed CFRP plates. The introduction of the prestress of the CFRP plate from the support rods can not only apply prestress to the main beam but also provide an upward lifting force at the bottom end of the main beam to reduce the deflection of the original structure. Therefore, the CFRP board is prestressed by the support rods, which can improve the speed and efficiency of rein-forcement construction. The effects of the CFRP amount, prestress size, support rods amount and other parameters on the stiffness and bearing capacity of composite beams were studied by a static test of the scaled model. In the flexural test of the tensioned combination beam, by increasing the prestressing level and the number of CFRP plates, the flexural moment of inertia of the combination beam section was effectively improved, the reinforcement effect on the yield bearing capacity and ultimate flexural bearing capacity of the combination beam was obvious, and the reinforced specimens still had good ductility. For the third com-bination beam, a CFRP plate with a 15% prestressing level and 3 mm thickness was used for reinforcement. The ultimate load carrying capacity of the combined beam was increased by 47.9%; the yield load of the lower flange was increased by 39.8%; and the stiffness in the elastic phase was increased by 21.66%. Reference Related Cited by