Fatigue strength of steel girders strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer patch

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-196

  Tavakkolizadeh, M ^a   Saadatmanesh, H ^b  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Fatigue; Fiber reinforced polymers; Flexure; Girders; Retrofitting; Steel

Indexed keywords

CRACK GROWTH RATE; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; FLEXURE; STEEL MEMBERS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; RETROFITTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 0141998102     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2003)129:2(186)     Document Type: Article

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