题名: |
Study of Fiber Reinforced Plastics for Seismic Bridge Restrainers. |
作者: |
johnson, r. saiidi, m. maragakis, m. |
关键词: |
tensile tests, loads(forces), dynamic tests, steels, design, shake tables, stress strain relations |
摘要: |
Easily installed and inspected fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) as an alternative to steel for restrainer construction to reduce bridge hinge movements during earthquakes was examined. Glass, carbon, and hybrid (glass/carbon) restrainers were constructed and dynamically tested in the large-scale structures laboratory. Work included: (1) Tensile tests on FRP strips and on FRP/concrete bond versus loading rate; (2) FRP restrainer development, including dynamic testing; (3) Shake table data analysis and comparisons of FRP, steel, and SMA Restrainer performance; (4) Development of a FRP restrainer design method. Findings confirm FRP restrainer potential for future implementation to structures. Results include: (1) FRP strength is strain-rate insensitive; (2) FRP/concrete bond strength is a function of concrete shear strength and is strain rate sensitive; (3) Flexible restrainer construction and restrainer/concrete bond methods are demonstrated; (4) A simplified FRP restrainer design method, more realistic than AASHTO, and that considers bridge structure dynamic characteristics, is proposed. |
总页数: |
u0704;294p |
报告类型: |
科技报告 |