@inproceedings{8c2dbe7283b849f197813c7a0d0bbd58,
title = "Transverse resistance of CFRP cables under drop-weight impact",
abstract = "Bridge cables may be subjected to lateral impacts caused by vehicle collisions when in service. When Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer/plastic (CFRP) cables are used to replace traditional steel cables, their impact behavior warrants further investigation. However, to date, few investigations have focused on the impact behavior of CFRP cables. In this paper, drop-weight tests were conducted on three scaled CFRP cables. Each specimen was composed of a seven-wire CFRP strand and two reactive powder concrete (RPC)-grouted bond-type anchors at both ends of the specimen. Results showed that the damage patterns include indentation and complete fracture of the CFRP cable. The anchor with a bond-length of 250 mm provided the CFRP strand with a sufficient anchorage under impact. The transverse impact resistance and energy dissipation capacity were 16 kN and 727 J, respectively, for a CFRP cable under a pretension of 40 kN.",
keywords = "CFRP cable, Drop-weight test, Impact, Resistance, Strand",
author = "Y. Xiang and Z. Fang and Fang, {Y. W.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51478177) and the Graduate Student Research Innovation Project in Hunan Province (Grant No. CX2011B152). Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2016 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.; 8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2016 ; Conference date: 14-12-2016 Through 16-12-2016",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2016",
publisher = "Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University",
pages = "1395--1399",
editor = "J.G. Dai and J.G. Teng",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2016",
}