Advances in FRP composites in civil engineering : proceedings of the 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010), September 27-29, 2010, Beijing, China

"Advances in FRP Composites in Civil Engineering" contains the papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering in 2010, which is an official conference of the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC). The book includes 7 keynote papers which are presented by top professors and engineers in the world and 203 papers covering a wide spectrum of topics. These important papers not only demonstrate the recent advances in the application of FRP composites in civil engineering, but also point to future research endeavors in this exciting area. Researchers and professionals in the field of civil engineering will find this book is exceedingly valuable. Prof. Lieping Ye and Dr. Peng Feng both work at the Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. Qingrui Yue is a Professor at China Metallurgical Group Corporation. Front Matter....Pages i-X Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Innovative Textile-Based Composites for Strengthening and Seismic Retrofitting of Concrete and Masonry Structures....Pages 3-12 Strengthening of Concrete, Metallic and Timber Construction Materials with FRP Composites....Pages 13-19 Multifunctional and Robust Composite Material Structures for Sustainable Construction....Pages 20-25 Hybrid FRP-Concrete-Steel Double-Skin Tubular Structural Members....Pages 26-32 Durability of GFRP Reinforcement Bars....Pages 33-36 FRP Design Using Structural Mechanics Models....Pages 37-44 Finite Element Modelling of FRP-to-Concrete Bond Behaviour Using the Concrete Damage Plasticity Theory Combined with a Plastic Degradation Model....Pages 45-50 Front Matter....Pages 51-51 Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (FRCC) Plate for the Anchoring of FRP Sheet on Concrete Member....Pages 53-56 Study of Tensile Behavior for Interval Impregnated Hybrid Carbon/Basalt Fiber Sheet (C/BFS)....Pages 57-60 Statistical Studies on Material Behavior of CFRP Sheets under Uniaxial Loads and Its Application in Reliability Analysis....Pages 61-64 Comprehensive Characterization of BFRP Applied in Civil Engineering....Pages 65-68 Influence of Elevated Temperature on the Mechanical and Thermal Performance of BFRP Rebar....Pages 69-72 Composite Decks and Sustainable Development: a Case Study....Pages 73-76 Matrix and Fabric Impregnation Influence on Textile Reinforcement Concrete Behaviour....Pages 77-80 Discrete Fiber Reinforced Polyurea for Hazard Mitigation....Pages 81-84 Experimental Research on the Fundamental Mechanical Properties of Presoaked Basalt Fiber Concrete....Pages 85-88 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 Shear Buckling of GFRP Beam Webs....Pages 91-94 Shear Wrinkling of GFRP Webs in Cell-Core Sandwiches....Pages 95-98 Pin-Bearing Strengths for Design of Bolted Connections in Pultruded Structures....Pages 99-102 Development of an Effective Joining Method for a Pultruded Hybrid CFRP/GFRP Laminate....Pages 103-106 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 A Consistent Design Concept for Bolted Connections in Standardized GFRP-Profiles....Pages 107-110 Composite Behavior of a Pultruded Hybrid CFRP-GFRP Beam with UFC Deck....Pages 111-114 Sensitivity Studies on Local Flange Buckling Equations for Pultruded Beams and Columns....Pages 115-118 Analytical Study on Buckling Modes of Simply Supported Delaminated Composite Beams....Pages 119-122 Interlaminar Behavior of Paulownia Wood Sandwich Composites with Grooves....Pages 123-126 GFRP Structures Subjected to Dynamic Action....Pages 127-130 GFRP Members in Free Vibrations Field, Dynamic Parameters of Profiles and 3D Structure....Pages 131-134 Experimental Design on Multi Layers of LVL Fiber Reinforced Wood Composite Using Bagasse as Core Structure....Pages 135-138 Shear Behavior of Glue-Laminated Composite Sandwich Beams....Pages 139-143 Flexural Behavior of FRP Reinforced Glubam Beams....Pages 144-147 Trial Design of Cable-Stayed Bridges Using Hybrid Composite Girders and Applicability to Free Passage Over Railway....Pages 148-151 Performance Based Design of Laminated FRP Box Girders for Short Span Bridges....Pages 152-155 A Design Concept for an All Composite Road Bridge....Pages 156-159 Mechanical Model and Analysis of FRP Woven Web Structures....Pages 160-163 GFRP-Polyurethane Sandwich Panels under Reversed Bending Fatigue....Pages 164-167 Development and Experimental Verification of a Pedestrian Slab Bridge Using GFRP Pultrusion Profiles....Pages 168-172 Study on Dynamic Characteristics of Light-Weight FRP Footbridge....Pages 173-176 Honeycomb Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Sandwich Panels for Fish Culture Tanks....Pages 177-182 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Hybrid FRP-Concrete Structural Member: Research and Development in North America....Pages 185-190 Hybrid FRP-Concrete Structural Member: Research and Development in Europe and Asia....Pages 191-196 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Experimental Study on Flexural Behaviour of Hybrid GFRP/Concrete Bridge Deck....Pages 197-201 Experimental Study of GFRP-Concrete Hybrid Beams....Pages 202-206 In-Situ Load Tests and FE Modeling of Concrete Bridge with FRP Stay-in-Place Forms....Pages 207-210 Structural Performance Evaluation of Precast FRP-Concrete Composite Deck with Concrete Wedge for Cable-Stayed Bridge....Pages 211-214 Static and Fatigue Behaviors of Precast FRP-Concrete Composite Deck for Cable-Stayed Bridge....Pages 215-218 Experimental Studies on FRP-Concrete Composite Deck with FRP Perfobond Shear Connectors....Pages 219-223 Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Concrete-Filled FRP Tube....Pages 224-227 An Experimental Investigation into the Behaviour of Filament Wound Hybrid FRP-Concrete Beam....Pages 228-231 Experimental Study on Bending Performances of FRP-Concrete Composite T-Beams with Prefabricated BFRP Shell....Pages 232-236 A Comparative Study of Various FRP Shear Connectors for Sandwich Concrete Walls....Pages 237-240 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 Effectiveness of Smart Dampers for Hybrid FRP Cable in Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge....Pages 243-247 A Smart FRP-Concrete Composite Beam Using FBG Sensors....Pages 248-251 Smart CFRP Systems— Fiber Bragg Gratings for Fiber Reinforced Polymers....Pages 252-255 Sensor CFRP-Sheets for the Controlled Strengthening and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Members....Pages 256-259 Electrically Conductive Nanocomposite Coating for Strain and Health Monitoring....Pages 260-263 Smart Composites for Durable Infrastructures — Importance of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)....Pages 264-267 Front Matter....Pages 269-269 Experimental Study on the Tension Stiffening Effect of GFRP RC Elements....Pages 271-274 Behavior of High-Strength Concrete Beams Reinforced with Different Types of Flexural Reinforcement and Fiber....Pages 275-278 Deflection Behaviour of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Different Types of GFRP Bars....Pages 279-282 Behavior of Continuous Concrete Beams Reinforced with FRP Bars....Pages 283-286 Front Matter....Pages 269-269 Testing of Large-Scale Two-Way Concrete Slabs Reinforced with GFRP Bars....Pages 287-291 Development Length of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic (GFRP)/Steel Wire Composite Rebar....Pages 292-295 Deformation Behavior of Concrete Two-Way Slabs Reinforced with BFRP Bars Subjected to Eccentric Loading....Pages 296-300 Experimental Study on the Flexural Behavior of Concrete Beam Hybrid Reinforced with FRP Bars and Steel Bars....Pages 301-303 Study on the Flexural Capacity of Concrete Beam Hybrid Reinforced with FRP Bars and Steel Bars....Pages 304-307 Experiments According to ETAG to Determine Friction Effects on Deviated CFRP-Strips....Pages 308-312 Study of Static Load Tests of Bond-Type Anchors for CFRP Tendons....Pages 313-316 Bond Type Anchorage Systems for Permanent High Strength CFRP Ground Anchors....Pages 317-320 Flexure-Shear Analysis of Concrete Beam Reinforced with GFRP Bars....Pages 321-324 Effect of Bond Parameters on Recoverability of RC Bridge Columns Reinforced with Ordinary Rebars and Steel Fiber Composite Bars....Pages 325-329 Effect of Reinforcement Detailing on the Behavior of GFRP-RC Beam-Column Joints....Pages 330-333 Front Matter....Pages 335-335 Interfacial Crack Growth Behavior on RC Beams Strengthened with Prestressed CFL under Cyclic Bending Loads....Pages 337-340 Effects on the Fatigue Lives of RC Beams Strengthened with CFL at Elevated Temperature under Cyclic Bending Loads....Pages 341-343 Fatigue-Loading Effect on RC Beams Strengthened with Externally Bonded FRP....Pages 344-347 Box Girders under Extreme Long-Time Static and Fatigue Loading....Pages 348-351 Experimental Study of Time-dependent Behaviour of Concrete Members Reinforced with GFRP Bars....Pages 352-355 Hygrothermal Ageing of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites....Pages 356-359 Moisture Diffusion in FRP Adhesively-Bonded Joints under Hot/Wet Environments....Pages 360-363 Durability of CFRP Bonding System under Freeze-Thaw Cycling....Pages 364-367 Bond Strength of Glass FRP Bars in Concrete Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles and Sustained Loads....Pages 368-371 Front Matter....Pages 335-335 Long-Term Durability of FRP Cables under Maritime Conditions....Pages 372-375 Temperature Effects on Full Scale FRP Bridge Using Innovative Composite Components....Pages 376-380 Modeling the Effect of Repeated Loading on the Behaviour of CFRP Confined Bond of Corroded Reinforcement....Pages 381-384 Effects of Accelerated Ageing on the Adhesive Bond Between Concrete Specimens and External CFRP Reinforcements....Pages 385-389 Parametric Analysis for Creep of High-Strength Concrete Columns Confined by AFRP....Pages 390-394 Front Matter....Pages 395-395 Glassy-Rubbery Transition Behavior of Epoxy Resins Used in FRP Structural Strengthening Systems....Pages 397-400 Fire Tests on RC Beams Strengthened with NSM....Pages 401-404 Fire Performance of Water-Cooled Cellular GFRP Columns....Pages 405-409 Flexural and Punching Performances of FRP and Fiber Reinforced Concrete on Impact Loading....Pages 410-414 Protection of Aged Cement Clinker Silo against High Impact and High Temperature Discharge....Pages 415-418 Nonlinear Response of Steel-Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams under Blast Loading: Material Modeling and Simulation....Pages 419-422 Fire Behaviour of CFRP Prestressed High Strength Concrete Slabs....Pages 423-427 Finite Element Modeling of Insulated FRP-Strengthened RC Beams Exposed to Fire....Pages 428-432 Effect of Fire and High Temperature on the Properties of Self Compacted Concrete....Pages 433-439 Front Matter....Pages 441-441 IIFC Educational Modules on Polymer Composites in Construction....Pages 443-446 Challenges in the Design and Delivery of an Online Postgraduate Course in Fibre Composites....Pages 447-451 Virtual Practice with Computer Aided Software toward Better Understanding of RC Beams Strengthened by External Bonded FRP....Pages 452-455 Structural Remediation of Unreinforced Brick Masonry Walls of Heritage Palace Building with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers....Pages 456-459 Inspection, Analysis and Loading Test of a Slab Bridge Strengthened with FRP Laminates....Pages 460-463 Structural Performance of Concrete Bridge Deck with Internal FRP Reinforcement....Pages 464-467 Front Matter....Pages 441-441 Guidelines for Design of Honeycomb FRP Sandwich Panels....Pages 468-473 Load-Bearing Properties of an FRP Bridge after Nine Years of Exposure....Pages 474-477 Cost Optimum Design of Structural Fibre Composite Sandwich Panel for Flooring Applications....Pages 478-481 Front Matter....Pages 483-483 Effect of Load Distribution on IC Debonding in FRP-Plated RC Beams....Pages 485-489 Effect of Bar-Cutoff and Bent-Point Locations on Debonding Loads in RC Beams Strengthened with CFRP Plates....Pages 490-493 Meso-Scale Modelling of FRP-to-Concrete Bond Behaviour Using LSDYNA....Pages 494-498 Investigation on Fracture Behavior of FRP-Concrete Interface under Direct Shear....Pages 499-503 Towards a Standard Test Method for Assessing FRP-to-Concrete Bond Characteristics....Pages 504-507 Examination of Interfacial Stresses due to Crack Propagation in FRP Retrofitted RC Beams....Pages 508-511 A Rigorous Solution for Interfacial Stresses in Plated Beams....Pages 512-516 Evaluation of the Bond Behavior at the Intermediate Crack Element with a Special Test Procedure....Pages 517-520 Numerical Modeling of the FRP/Concrete Interfacial Behavior of FRP Shear-Strengthened Beams....Pages 521-524 Analysis of Interfacial Bond Stress of Bonding Anchors for FRP Tendon....Pages 525-528 Debonding Behavior of Skew FRP-Bonded Concrete Joints....Pages 529-532 Effectiveness of U-Shaped CFRP Wraps as End Anchorages in Predominant Flexure and Shear Region....Pages 533-536 Behavior of an Innovative End-Anchored Externally Bonded CFRP Strengthening System under Low Cycle Fatigue....Pages 537-540 Experimental Investigation of CF Anchorage System Used for Seismic Retrofitting of RC Columns....Pages 541-544 Experimental Study on Grooving Detail for Elimination of Debonding of FRP Sheets from Concrete Surface....Pages 545-547 Interfacial Behavior between Mechanically Fastened FRP Laminates and Concrete Substrate....Pages 548-552 FRP-to-Concrete Joint Assemblies Anchored with Multiple FRP Anchors: Experimental Investigation....Pages 553-556 Front Matter....Pages 483-483 Temperature and Water-Immersion Effect on Mode II Fracture Behavior of CFRP-Concrete Interface....Pages 557-561 Ultrasonic Evaluation of CFRP-Concrete Interface for Specimens under Temperature and Water-Immersion Aging Effects....Pages 562-566 Modified Beam Bond Test on Externally Bonded and Near Surface Mounted FRP Strengthened RC Beams....Pages 567-571 Experimental Investigation on Bond of NSM Strengthened RC Structures....Pages 572-575 Bond Strength of BFRP Bars to Basalt Fiber Reinforced High-Strength Concrete....Pages 576-580 Bond Strength of FRP Rebar to Concrete: Effect of Concrete Confinement....Pages 581-584 Bond Strength of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bars in Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC)....Pages 585-588 Bond Mechanism of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Grid to Concrete....Pages 589-592 Front Matter....Pages 593-593 Effect of Geometric Discontinuities on FRP Strain Efficiency in FRP-Confined Circular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes....Pages 595-598 The Ultimate Condition of FRP Confined Concrete Columns: New Experimental Observations and Insights....Pages 599-602 Bearing Strength of CFRP Confined Concrete....Pages 603-606 Confinement Behaviour of Eccentrically Loaded RCC Columns Using FRP Sheets....Pages 607-609 Concrete Column Confinement with Mechanism-Based Composite Bistable Structures....Pages 610-613 Confined Circular and Square R.C. Sections: an Analytical Model for the Prediction of Ultimate Strength....Pages 614-617 Stress-Strain Modeling of Rectangular Concrete Columns Confined by FRP Jacket....Pages 618-621 Axial Behavior of FRP Jacketed Extended Rectangular Members Constructed with Low Strength Concrete....Pages 622-625 Nonlinear Micromechanics-Based Finite Element Analysis of FRP-Rapped Concrete Columns Subjected to Axial Load....Pages 626-629 Compressive Strength of Concrete Cylinders Confined with CFRP Wraps....Pages 630-633 Procedure for the Statistical Determination of the Design FRP-Confined Concrete Strength....Pages 634-637 Performance Evaluation of SFRP-Confined Circular Concrete Columns....Pages 638-641 Front Matter....Pages 593-593 Mechanical Behavior of Concrete Columns Confined by Laterally Pre-Tensioned FRP....Pages 642-645 Effect of CFRP and GFRP Confinement on Behavior of Square Lightweight Concrete Specimens....Pages 646-649 Confinement of Concrete Piles with FRP....Pages 650-653 Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model for FRP-Confined Circular Concrete Cylinders under Axial Compression....Pages 654-657 Numerical Analysis of Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Columns Confined with FRP Jacket under Eccentric Loading....Pages 658-661 Front Matter....Pages 663-663 Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC)....Pages 665-667 The Flexural Behavior of Beams Strengthened with FRP Grid and ECC....Pages 668-671 Comparison of Different Repairing Techniques Used for Rehabilitation of Initially Cracked RCC Beams....Pages 672-675 Analysis on Mechanical Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened with Inorganic Adhesive CFRP Sheets....Pages 676-680 Experimental Study of Concrete Beams Strengthened with CFRP Sheets under Simulated Vehicles Loads....Pages 681-684 A Systematic Study of Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete T-beam Structures Using Externally Bonded FRP Composites....Pages 685-690 Basalt FRPs for Strengthening of RC Members....Pages 691-694 Load-Carrying Capacity of Flexural Reinforced PC Beams with Pretensioned AFRP Sheet....Pages 695-698 Flexural Performance of RC Beams Strengthened with Prestressed AFRP Sheets: Part I. Experiments....Pages 699-703 Flexural Performance of RC Beams Strengthened with Prestressed AFRP Sheets: Part II. Theoretical Analysis....Pages 704-707 Numerical Simulation on Flexural Reinforcing Effects of AFRP Sheet for Damaged RC Girders....Pages 708-711 A Study on the Applicability of ECE Technique on Chloride Contaminated Concrete Retrofitted with FRP Strips....Pages 712-717 Finite Element Modeling of RC Beams Strengthened in Flexure with Prestressed NSM CFRP Strips....Pages 718-721 Advances of Finite Element Analysis for FRP Concrete Beams....Pages 722-726 Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite Steel/FRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams Using a New Beam Element....Pages 727-730 Front Matter....Pages 663-663 Non-Bolted Anchorage Systems for CFRP Laminates Applied for Strengthening of RC Slabs....Pages 731-734 Arching Action in Laterally Restrained GFRP Reinforced Slabs....Pages 735-738 Flexural Strengthening of RC Continuous Beams Using Hybrid FRP Sheets....Pages 739-743 Comparative Study of Deflection Equations for FRP RC Beams....Pages 744-747 Experimental Study on Deformation Recovery and Residual Strength of FRP RC Beams....Pages 748-751 Front Matter....Pages 753-753 Influence of the Concrete Properties in the Effectiveness of the NSM CFRP Laminates for the Shear Strengthening of RC Beams....Pages 755-758 Experimental Tests on FRP Shear Retrofitted RC Beams....Pages 759-762 Influence of Transverse Steel on the Performance of RC T-Beams Strengthened in Shear with GFRP Strips....Pages 763-766 Shear Design Equations for Concrete Girders Strengthened with FRP....Pages 767-771 The Shear Behavior of Beams Strengthened with FRP Grid....Pages 772-775 Efficiency of RC T-Section Beams Shear Strengthening with NSM FRP Reinforcement....Pages 776-780 Mechanical Model to Simulate the NSM FRP Strips Shear Strength Contribution to RC Beams....Pages 781-784 Shear Strengthening of RC Beams by Means of NSM FRP Strips: Constitutive Law of a Single Strip....Pages 785-788 Size Effects in Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with CFRP Straps....Pages 789-793 Shear Capacity of Flexural Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Structures with CFRP Materials....Pages 794-797 Front Matter....Pages 799-799 Emergency Retrofit for Damaged RC Columns by Fiber Belts Prestressing and Plywoods....Pages 801-805 Seismic Retrofitting by FRP Jacketing and Prediction Method of Ultimate Deformation....Pages 806-809 Seismic Performance of FRP-Confined Circular RC Columns....Pages 810-814 Cyclic Behaviour of FRP Confined RC Rectangular Columns with High Aspect Ratio....Pages 815-819 Numerical Simulation of FRP-Jacketed RC Columns Subjected to Cyclic Loading....Pages 820-823 Front Matter....Pages 799-799 Concrete Column Shape Modification with FRP and Expansive Cement Concrete....Pages 824-828 Flexural Behavior of Concrete Columns Strengthened with Near Surface Mounted FRP Bars....Pages 829-832 Use Near Surface Mounted FRP Rods for Flexural Retrofitting of RC Columns....Pages 833-836 Effect of FRP Strengthening on the Behavior of Shear Walls with Opening....Pages 837-840 Seismic Assessment of FRP-Retrofitted RC Frames Using Pushover Analysis Considering Strain Softening of Concrete....Pages 841-844 Seismic Performance Analysis of FRP Reinforced Concrete Frame Structure....Pages 845-848 The Anchorage Behavior of FRP EBR in the Plastic Zone of RC Beams....Pages 849-853 Application of FRP for Punching Shear Retrofit of Concrete Slab-Column Connections....Pages 854-857 Beam-to-Column Connection of a Precast Concrete Frame Strengthened by NSM CFRP Strips....Pages 858-861 Front Matter....Pages 863-863 Treatment of Steel Surfaces for Effective Adhesive Bonding....Pages 865-868 Effect of Surface Preparation on the Strength of FRP-to-Mild Steel and FRP-to-Stainless Steel Joints....Pages 869-872 Modeling of Steel Beams Strengthened with CFRP Strips Including Bond-Slip Properties....Pages 873-876 Temperature Effect on Adhesively Bonded CFRP and Steel Double Strap Joints....Pages 877-880 Repairing Method for the Steel Members by CFRP Strand Sheets....Pages 881-885 Temperature Effects in Adhesively Bonded FRP Strengthening Applied to Steel Beams: Experimental Observations....Pages 886-889 Experimental Study on Bond Behaviour between UHM CFRP Laminate and Steel....Pages 890-893 Static Behavior of Tension Steel Plate Strengthened with Pre-Stressed CFRP Laminates....Pages 894-898 Fatigue Life Prediction of Steel Beams Strengthened with a Carbon Fibre Composite Plate....Pages 899-902 Tests on CFRP Repaired Welded Thin-Walled Cross-Beam Connections....Pages 903-906 Fatigue Behavior of CFRP Repaired Non-Load Carrying Cruciform Welded Joints....Pages 907-910 Front Matter....Pages 863-863 Tests on CFRP Strengthened Aluminium RHS Subject to End Bearing Force....Pages 911-914 Lateral Torsional Buckling of Steel I-Beam Retrofitted Using FRP Sheets: Analytical Solution and Optimization....Pages 915-918 Experimental Study on Behavior of FRP Anti-Buckling Strengthening Steel Members....Pages 919-924 Effects of FRP Reinforcements on the Buckling and Reduced Stiffness Criteria of Compressed Steel Cylinders....Pages 925-928 Numerical Simulation of Prestressed CFRP Plate Strengthened Steel-Concrete Composite Girders....Pages 929-932 Experimental Study on Fatigue Behavior of I-Steel Beam Strengthened with Different FRP Plates....Pages 933-936 Front Matter....Pages 937-937 Experimental Study on Seismic Behavior before and after Retrofitting of Masonry Walls Using FRP Laminates....Pages 939-942 Strengthening of Masonry Structures Using FRP — Experimental Research....Pages 943-946 Improvement of Transverse Connection of Masonry Walls through AFRP Bars....Pages 947-950 FRP-to-Softwood Joints: Experimental Investigation....Pages 951-954 Back Matter....Pages A-IX-A-XVI