Fire behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with CFRP laminates: Protection systems with insulation of the anchorage zones

Experimental and numerical approaches for structural assessment in new footbridge designs (SFRSCC–GFPR hybrid structure)

“…Table 2 The epoxy adhesive used to bond the main girders to the SFRSCC deck has an elasticity modulus in tension of E a = 8.8 GPa and a tensile strength of f au = 17.3 MPa [20]. The redundant mechanical connection into the span between jackets was materialized by stainless steel anchors (M10 × 55).…”

“…Aiming at avoiding unrealistic results, boundary constraints were applied to the updating parameters, based on the deviation values obtained in the different mechanical test (see Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3) and other values provided in literature [13,20,21].…”

Influences of clay and manufacturing on fire resistance of organoclay/thermoset nanocomposites

“…Life-cycle energy performance becomes the key factor that makes fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) a prospective alternative to conventional metallic parts in architecture. Fire performance is another important factor to consider when determining the use of materials in building construction, especially FRPs, which are susceptible to fire hazard due to their softening [4][5][6] and flammable polymer resin [7][8][9][10][11]. Significant effort has been devoted to investigate the fire resistance of various composite systems in order to strengthen and retrofit members of a structure [12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

Experimental study on the fire resistance of GFRPpultruded tubular columns

“…Also when heated to moderate temperatures (100-200°C), the stiffness and strength of FRP materials are remarkably reduced [5,6], particularly in what regards the properties that are more matrixdependent, i.e. in compression and shear [7,8], which are more affected that those in tension [5,6].…”