Effect of material and process parameters on the mechanical properties of unidirectional and multidirectional flax/polypropylene composites

Unidirectional (UD) and multidirectional (MD) flax/polypropylene composites were studied. Flax with varying retting degree and boiled flax was used as reinforcement for the UD composites and unmodified and maleic acid anhydride modified polypropylene (MAA-PP) was used as matrix. Multidirectional flax/polypropylene composites were manufactured on laboratory scale and on pilot scale. They were made from needle-punched hybrid flax/PP non-wovens. Normally retted flax as well as boiled flax was used. For the specimens made on pilot scale, a third kind of flax, namely bleached flax was also studied. The influence of different process times and temperatures on the mechanical properties of the composites was analysed. Generally, the composites have adequate good mechanical properties. The unidirectional composites of boiled flax combined with MAA-PP show the best mechanical properties. Contrary to the UD composites, flax treatment did not lead to the expected property improvements for MD composites.     

Service Load Effective Compression Flange Width in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Deck Systems Acting Compositely with Steel Stringers

This paper reports on the field study of a steel stringer-fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) deck composite bridge in Pennsylvania. The objective of the study is to assess the effective compression flange width in the FRP deck and floor systems when they act compositely with underlying steel girders at service conditions. The research results reported herein support the notion of employing a design approach, for both interior and exterior girders of a composite floor system, that is philosophically consistent with current practice related to steel girders acting compositely with concrete decking. It appears from the results presented herein that FRP decks and floors acting compositely with underlying steel girders exhibit an effective width that is close to the actual girder spacing for interior beams, and approximately one-half this value for exterior beams.     

Bond of GFRP Bars in Concrete: Experimental Study and Analytical Interpretation

The local bond mechanics of glass-fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars in normal strength concrete was investigated through experimental testing and analytical modeling. The experimental program was comprised of 30 direct tension pullout specimens with short anchorages. A novel test setup, specially designed so as to minimize the spurious influence of testing conditions on measured bond properties was adopted in the study. Parameters considered were the bar roughness and diameter, the size effect expressed by the constant cover to bar diameter ratio, and the external confining pressure exerted over the anchorage length by transverse externally bonded FRP sheets. Results of the study were summarized in the form of local bond-slip curves, whereby performance limit states were quantified by the amount of loaded end slip and bond strength. An analytical model of the bond stress-slip response of a GFRP bar was derived from first principles and calibrated against the test data of the present investigation. Using the calibrated model, design values for bond and slip were estimated with reference to the code limit state model for bond.     

钢筋混凝土框架-剪力墙结构在强震作用下的非线性分析——Ⅱ、程序及算例

运用文献[1]所介绍的分析原理与方法,编制了强震作用下钢筋混凝土框架-剪力墙结构非线性地震反应时程分析的程序。本文介绍该程序的功能、框图,以及利用该程序计算所得到的几栋钢筋混凝土结构的非线性地震反应分析结果。算例表明,本程序计算结果可靠,能很好地用于解释震害和预测地震时结构可能发生的破坏。     

底部框剪砌体房屋空间弹塑性地震反应分析

本文提出了底部框剪砌体房屋这类上下混合承重结构体系的空间弹塑性地震反应时程分析方法。针对砌体结构和框架抗震墙结构截然不同的抗震性能，对上部砌体结构采用空间剪扭分析法，而对下部框架抗震墙结构采用空间协同分析法，建立了组合型串联刚片系振动模型。对单向和双向地震波输入结构层位移反应进行了比较。     

Nonlinear Stress-Strain Relationship of Soil Reinforced with Flexible Geofibers

A nonlinear stress-strain relationship of soil reinforced with flexible geofibers under static loading is derived based on a nonlinear elastic stress-strain relationship of soil and a linear elastic stress-strain relationship of geofibers in the paper. This investigation includes the following aspects: First, the homogenization technique is introduced to find the volume average stress tensor and volume average strain tensor and further an elastic incremental stress-strain relation is introduced to describe deviatoric shear stress-axial strain relationship of equivalent homogeneous geofiber-reinforced soil. Second, the relation of geofiber numbers, content, mechanical behavior, distribution, and geometrical features to shear modulus of geofiber-reinforced soil is expressed and assessed by employing an elastic energy method. Third, the deviatoric shear stress and axial strain curves of geofiber-reinforced soil are calibrated by laboratory testing data of geofiber reinforced soil samples. Finally, the theoretical computational curves of geofiber reinforced soil are compared with the curves calibrated by testing data of geofiber reinforced soil. The model prediction has a good agreement with experimental results.     

光纤Bragg光栅监测钢筋混凝土结构应变的实验研究

研究了光纤Bragg光栅在钢筋混凝土结构应变监测中的应用。对其应变、温度灵敏系数进行标定,将其埋设在钢筋混凝土梁内,实现对结构内部应变的监测,并对其工作状态做出评价。实验结果与理论值、传统监测手段监测结果一致。研制出一种钢管封装Bragg光栅温度传感器监测温度,对光纤Bragg光栅的应变与温度的同时测量进行了研究。     

钢筋混凝土框架梁截面的优化确定

以梁的配筋和截面有效高度为优化设计变量 ,导出了 RC框架梁的优化配筋率和优化设计高度 ,并给出了各种荷载作用下 ,不同设防烈度和场地类别条件下的截面优化设计高度表达式 ,为设计人员提供了方便 .     

HRB400月牙型螺纹钢筋试制

本文详细介绍了包钢采用平炉冶炼工艺试制HRB400钢筋的生产过程和检验结果，对试制中出现的问题提出了改进措施，并初步研究了稀土对HRB400钢筋质量与性能的影响。结果表明，采用平炉冶炼工艺可生产出符合GBl499—1988的HRB400钢筋。本次试验研究尚未看出稀土对HRB400钢筋的质量与性能产生明显影响。     

Comparative Study of Models on Confinement of Concrete Cylinders with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

The use of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for strengthening and/or rehabilitation of concrete structures is gaining increasing popularity in the civil engineering community. One of the most attractive applications of FRP materials is their use as confining devices for concrete columns, which may result in remarkable increases of strength and ductility as indicated by numerous published experimental results. Despite a large research effort, a proper analytical tool to predict the behavior of FRP-confined concrete has not yet been established. Most of the available models are empirical in nature and have been calibrated against their own sets of experimental data. On the other hand, the experimental results available in the literature encompass a wide range of values of the significant variables. The objective of this work is a systematic assessment of the performance of the existing models on confinement of concrete columns with FRP materials. The study is conducted in the following steps: the experimental data on confinement of concrete cylinders with FRP available in the technical literature are classified according to the values of the significant variables; the existing empirical and analytical models are reviewed, pointing out their distinct features; the whole set of available experimental results is compared with the whole set of analytical models; and strengths and weaknesses of the various models are analyzed. Finally, a new equation is proposed to evaluate the axial strain at peak stress of FRP-confined concrete cylinders.