@inproceedings{9695e65fb992481d9848f5b33c733336,
title = "Experimental investigation on CFRP strengthened steel plates with inclined cracks",
abstract = "Over the recent years, much research has been conducted on using advanced composites such as carbon-fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) to strengthen deteriorated metallic structures and aged bridges in particular under fatigue loading. However, the approved efficiency of CFRP is only considered in reducing stress intensity factor at the crack tip under mode I, while other modes (mode II shear, mode III torsion) may become critical when the cracks oriented. This paper presents an experimental program to evaluate the CFRP strengthening performance of oblique center-cracked steel plates subjected to mixed-mode (tension and shear) fatigue loading. The mixed mode conditions were stimulated by initiating different degrees of crack inclination with respect to the loading axis in steel plate specimens. This study aims to fill the knowledge gap of improved fatigue life of CFRP strengthened steel plates with inclined cracks.",
author = "Aljabar, {N. J.} and Zhao, {X. L.} and R. Al-Mahaidi and E. Ghafoori and Masoud Motavalli and N. Powers",
note = "Funding Information: This research work was funded by the Academy of Finland under Grants 214144 and 124721. The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments and constructive suggestions that have improved the paper. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London.; 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2016 ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 30-06-2016",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138028517",
series = "Maintenance, Monitoring, Safety, Risk and Resilience of Bridges and Bridge Networks - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2016",
publisher = "CRC Press/Balkema",
pages = "488--494",
editor = "Beck, {Andre T.} and Frangopol, {Dan M.} and Bittencourt, {Tulio Nogueira}",
booktitle = "Maintenance, Monitoring, Safety, Risk and Resilience of Bridges and Bridge Networks - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2016",
}