TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental study on bearing behavior of glass fiber steel composite plates (GSPs) for bolted connections
AU - Ryu, Jaeho
AU - Lee, Chang Hwan
AU - Park, Min Jae
AU - Ju, Young K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was financially supported by a grant from the Korea University, Maeil Engineering/MTECH Co. Ltd. , the National Research Foundation of Korea ( NRF-2017R1A2B3006531 ), and the Urban Architecture Research Program funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean government ( 19AUDP-B100343-05 ). The writers are grateful to the authorities for their support.
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - For easier installation and debonding prevention of the glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) plates in the developed composite floor system, the FRP strengthening method using bolted connections on a steel beam is proposed. A new composite plate, the glass fiber steel composite plate (GSP), was used for reinforcement, and experiments with various variables were performed to evaluate the bearing strength of GSP. Based on the test results of 45 specimens, a design equation for predicting the GSP bearing strength was derived from simple linear regression analysis. The proposed equation provided empirical bearing strengths for the GSPs that were, on average, 8% lower than the actual test results, which was appropriate for a conservative prediction of the actual GSP bearing strength. Additionally, a flexural test of the GSP reinforced steel beam, in which the GSP was connected by bolts, was performed to verify the applicability of the bolt-connected GSP to the developed composite floor beam. The results demonstrated that the load transfer between the steel beam and the GSP can be sufficiently accomplished through the bolted connections. Also, it was confirmed that the bolted connections for attaching the GSP to a steel beam can be conservatively designed by using the equations proposed in this study.
AB - For easier installation and debonding prevention of the glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) plates in the developed composite floor system, the FRP strengthening method using bolted connections on a steel beam is proposed. A new composite plate, the glass fiber steel composite plate (GSP), was used for reinforcement, and experiments with various variables were performed to evaluate the bearing strength of GSP. Based on the test results of 45 specimens, a design equation for predicting the GSP bearing strength was derived from simple linear regression analysis. The proposed equation provided empirical bearing strengths for the GSPs that were, on average, 8% lower than the actual test results, which was appropriate for a conservative prediction of the actual GSP bearing strength. Additionally, a flexural test of the GSP reinforced steel beam, in which the GSP was connected by bolts, was performed to verify the applicability of the bolt-connected GSP to the developed composite floor beam. The results demonstrated that the load transfer between the steel beam and the GSP can be sufficiently accomplished through the bolted connections. Also, it was confirmed that the bolted connections for attaching the GSP to a steel beam can be conservatively designed by using the equations proposed in this study.
KW - Bearing strength
KW - Bolted connections
KW - Glass fiber reinforced polymer
KW - Glass fiber steel composite plate
KW - Reinforced steel beams
KW - Strengthening
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U2 - 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.01.047
DO - 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.01.047
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85061544902
VL - 186
SP - 170
EP - 182
JO - Engineering Structures
JF - Engineering Structures
SN - 0141-0296
ER -