Repair of Full-Scale Timber Bridge Chord Members by Shear Spiking
| Autor: | Travis A. Burgers, Jeno Balogh, Richard M. Gutkowski, Donald W. Radford |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
business.industry Full scale Stiffness Flexural rigidity Building and Construction Structural engineering Fibre-reinforced plastic computer.software_genre Load testing Laboratory specimen Flexural strength medicine Chord (music) Composite material medicine.symptom business computer Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Bridge Engineering. 13:310-318 |
| ISSN: | 1943-5592 1084-0702 |
| Popis: | The addition of vertically oriented shear spikes (fiberglass reinforced polymer rods) was shown to increase the effective stiffness of the stringers of a full-scale timber bridge chord specimen. Results found from the flexural load testing of a full-scale timber bridge chord laboratory specimen are presented. Reinforcement was provided with 19 mm diameter shear spikes bonded to the wood by an epoxy resin. The bridge chord specimen was intentionally damaged to simulate degradation. Shear spikes were then installed from the top of the member into predrilled holes to provide horizontal shear resistance and to improve the flexural effective stiffness. Results from the testing showed that with the insertion of five sets of shear spikes the average flexural effective stiffness recovered in the four stringers of the chord was 91.6%. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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