Rehabilitation of Bridge Piles and Offshore Structures Using Composites
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Shahnam Navaee
Location
Poster 169
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Academic Unit
Department of Civil Engineering
Keywords
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers, CFRPs, Load Proportionality Factor, LPF
Creative Commons License
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Start Date
2022 12:00 AM
January 2022
Rehabilitation of Bridge Piles and Offshore Structures Using Composites
Poster 169
Steel bridge piles and offshore structural columns are subjected to a variety of environmental interactions and acted upon by various dead and live loads throughout their life cycle. These structures are constantly exposed to deterioration effecting their usability. Rehabilitation and maintenance of these structural components improves the integrity and durability of these structures to safely support the axial loads the members are intended to carry. In the conducted study a numerical simulation using the Abaqus Finite Element software package is performed to investigate the effect of the Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) in strengthening the corroded piles. Incorporated composites are rustproof, more economical to use, and relatively easier to incorporate in the rehabilitation process. Sample produced finite element simulation models and the corresponding results for deteriorated columns are included in the presentation to illustrate the utility of the developed procedures.
