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dc.contributor.authorSha, Y.
dc.contributor.authorHao, Hong
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:09:12Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:09:12Z
dc.date.created2015-01-22T20:00:45Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationSha, Y. and Hao, H. 2015. Laboratory Tests and Numerical Simulations of CFRP Strengthened RC Pier Subjected to Barge Impact Load. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics. 15 (2): 1450037 (33 pp.).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29029
dc.identifier.doi10.1142/S0219455414500370
dc.description.abstract

Bridge piers are designed to withstand not only axial loads of superstructures and passingvehicles but also out-of-plane loads such as earthquake excitations and vessel impact loads.Vessel impact on bridge piers can lead to substantial damages or even collapse of bridgestructures. An increasing number of vessel collision accidents have been reported in the pastdecade. A lot of researches have been conducted for predicting barge impact loads and calculatingstructural responses. However, in practice it is not possible to design bridge structures toresist all levels of barge impact loads. Moreover, with an increasing tra±c volume and vesselpayload in some waterways, the bridge piers designed according to previous speci¯cations mightnot be su±cient to resist the current vessel impact loads. Therefore, strengthening existingbridge piers are sometimes necessary for protecting structures from barge impact. Carbon ¯berreinforced polymer (CFRP) has been widely used in strengthening reinforced concrete structuresunder impulsive loadings. It is an e®ective material which has been proven to be able toincrease the °exural strength of structures. In this study, CFRP composites are used tostrengthen reinforced concrete piers against barge impact loads. Pendulum impact tests areconducted on scaled pier models. Impact force and pier response with and without CFRPstrengthening are compared. The e®ectiveness of using CFRP strengthening the pier model isobserved. In addition, numerical models of the bridge piers are developed and calibrated withexperimental results. Parametric simulations of barge impacting on piers with or without CFRPstrengthening are carried out. The results show that compared with unstrengthened pier, CFRPcomposite strengthened bridge pier has a higher impact resistance capacity and hence enduresless structural damage under the same barge impact load. The e®ectiveness of CFRPstrengthening with di®erent CFRP thickness, CFRP strength and bond strength between thepier and the CFRP composite are also discussed.

dc.publisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
dc.titleLaboratory Tests and Numerical Simulations of CFRP Strengthened RC Pier Subjected to Barge Impact Load
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume15
dcterms.source.startPage1450037
dcterms.source.endPage1450037
dcterms.source.issn0219-4554
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics
curtin.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineering
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