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FRP INTERNATIONALthe official newsletter of the International Institute for FRP in Construction
IIFC Best PhD Thesis Award
In order to promote high-quality research on FRP composites for construction, the IIFC has established a PhD Thesis Award to be awarded in association with the Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE) conference series.
Using the CICE cycle, all PhD theses completed within two years of the application deadline are eligible for the award. To be eligible, theses must be nominated by a faculty member from the student’s department (typically their advisor) who is a member of the IIFC. The nomination package shall include the following:
Nominee’s name, affiliation and contact information
Nominator’s name, affiliation, contact information and relationship to nominee
Nominator’s statement (2 pages) justifying the significance of the dissertation, novelty, research achievements, and scientific or practical contributions.
4-5 page ‘extended abstract’ summary of the thesis prepared by the nominee
Nominated theses making a ‘short list’ will be invited to give a presentation at a special session of the CICE conference. The Award Panel will select the Best PhD Thesis based on an evaluation of the nomination package and presentation made at CICE.
The winner will receive a certificate, $1000 (USD) and a two-year complimentary membership to IIFC. The winner will also be expected to prepare an article for FRP International.
The inaugural Best Thesis Award will be awarded at CICE 2016 in Hong Kong. Theses submitted in calendar year 2014 or after will be eligible for the inaugural award.
Nominations for the 2016 IIFC Best PhD Thesis Award should be submitted to Renata Kotynia ([email protected]) before 1 July 2016.
More information on the Award may be obtained from Renata Kotynia ([email protected]).
Editor Kent A. Harries University of Pittsburgh, USA
IIFC Executive Committee President Jian-Fei Chen Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Senior Vice President Scott T. Smith Southern Cross University, Australia
Vice President and Treasurer Amir Fam Queen’s University, Canada
Vice Presidents Rudolf Seracino North Carolina State University, USA
Renata Kotynia Technical University of Lodz, Poland
Webmaster Peng Feng Tsinghua University, China
Members-at-Large Charles E. Bakis Pennsylvania State University, USA
Emmanuel Ferrier Université Lyon 1, France
Nabil Grace
Lawrence Technological Univ., USA
Tao Yu University of Wollongong, Australia
Conference Coordinators Jian-Guo Dai (CICE 2016) Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Guijun Xian (APFIS 2017) Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Secretary Raafat El-Hacha University of Calgary, Canada
contact IIFC: [email protected]
Vol. 13, No. 3, July 2016
International Summer School on Composites in Infrastructure (ISSCI) The inaugural International Summer School on Composites in Infrastructure (ISSCI) will be held in Wollongong, Australia on 18-22 July 2016. The ISSCI will be hosted by the University of Wollongong and co-organisers The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Queen’s University Belfast, Tsinghua University, University of Queensland and Southern Cross University.
The ISSCI, to be taught by a team of experts, will focus on the structural use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in
infrastructure. The ISSCI aims to prepare researchers and postgraduate students for high-quality research in the area and to
prepare engineers for practical applications. It will provide a comprehensive and thorough treatment of the behaviour, modelling
and design of structures incorporating FRP composites (including both FRP-strengthened structures and FRP-based new
structures), with a strong emphasis on fundamental mechanics. The ISSCI will include a one-day symposium which provides an
international forum for all attendees to share their recent advances in both research and practice, and to benefit from discussions
with the summer school lecturers.
For more information, please contact Dr. Tao Yu by email: [email protected].
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2016 IIFC Awards
The IIFC Medal and IIFC Distinguished Young
Researcher Award will be given at CICE 2016 in Hong
Kong. The honourees will each deliver a keynote
lecture. The 2016 Honourees are:
IIFC Medal – Prof. Zhi-Shen Wu
Zhishen Wu is a professor
at Southeast University,
China and Ibaraki
University, Japan. His
research interests include
FRP composite
technologies, advanced
sensor technologies, and
structural health/risk/
disaster monitoring, control
and management. He has
authored or co-authored 7
books and more than 600 papers in refereed journals
and international conference proceedings including
over 50 keynote or invited papers. He is the holder of
over 60 patents. Prof. Wu is the recipient of many
awards including the JSCE Research Price from Japan
Society of Civil Engineering in 1990, the JSCM
Technology Award from the Japan Society for
Composite Materials in 2005, 2009 SHM person of the
year Award from SHM, an International Journal, and
National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology
of China in 2012. He is the chairman or board member
of numerous national and international societies, such
as China chemical fibres association committee on
basalt fibres as chairman, International Society for
Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent
Infrastructure（ISHMII）as a vice president. Moreover,
he serves as an editor, associate editor, and editorial
board member for more than ten international journals
such as International Journal of Sustainable Materials
and Structural Systems as editor. He is an elected Fellow
of ASCE, JSCE, IIFC, and ISHMII.
IIFC Distinguished Young Researcher: Dr. Joao Correia
João Ramôa Correia was
born in 1978 in Lisboa,
Portugal; he graduated in
Civil Engineering in 2001,
received his MSc in 2004
and completed his PhD in
2008 at the Instituto
Superior Técnico of the
University of Lisbon (IST-UL). Since 2013, he is an
Associate Professor with Habilitation at IST-UL
teaching in the areas of rehabilitation and new
materials. His areas of expertise are fibre-reinforced
polymer (FRP) materials, particularly glass fibre-
reinforced polymer (GFRP) pultruded profiles and
composite sandwich panels. His most important
research topics include the fire and durability
behaviour of GFRP pultruded profiles, the structural
(particularly creep) behaviour of composite sandwich
panels for building applications and hybrid structures,
which combine FRP and steel or concrete. In this
respect, he participated in the design and development
of the first hybrid GFRP-steel footbridge built in
Portugal (S. Mateus Bridge, 2013), the GFRP-concrete S.
Silvestre Footbridge (2015) and the Clickhouse (2015),
an all-GFRP modular house for emergency or
temporary shelter. More recently he has undertaken
research on the fire performance of FRP structural
strengthening systems. As a member of the Working
Group 4 of CEN Technical Committee TC250 – “FRP
Structures” – he is leading the Portuguese team that
contributes to the development of a Eurocode for FRP
structures. Dr. Correia is the author or co-author of
over 150 refereed journal and conference articles and
two book chapters. Besides his research activities he
has been involved in several consulting projects,
dealing with testing, advanced analysis and
rehabilitation of bridges and buildings. In 2012, he
received the ‘IABSE Prize’ attributed by the
International Association for Bridge and Structural
Engineering in recognition of his research in GFRP
structures.
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Conference Announcement
8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2016), 14-16 December 2016, Hong Kong, China
Prof. Jin-Guang Teng and Dr. Jian-Guo Dai, The Hong
Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Conference co-chairs
Marking the 15th anniversary of the CICE conference
series, the 8th International Conference on Fibre-
Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil
Engineering (CICE 2016) will be held in Hong Kong,
China on 14-16 December 2016 jointly hosted by the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
(CEE) and the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban
Development (RISUD) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University. Following the well-established tradition of
the series, CICE 2016 will provide an international
forum for all concerned with the application of FRP
composites in civil engineering to exchange recent
advances in both research and practice, and to
strengthen international collaboration for the future
development of the field.
Information on the conference may be found at
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/risud/CICE2016/index.html
Conference Topics
The structural use of FRP composites in civil
engineering has increased tremendously over the past
two decades, primarily for the strengthening of existing
structures but also increasingly for the construction of
new structures. Conference topics include:
Materials and products Bond behaviour Confinement Strengthening of concrete, steel, masonry and
timber structures Seismic retrofit of structures Concrete structures reinforced or pre-stressed
with FRP Concrete filled FRP tubular members Hybrid structures of FRP and other materials All FRP structures Smart FRP structures Inspection and quality assurance Durability Life-cycle performance Design codes/guidelines Practical applications
Keynote Speakers
The following Plenary Keynote speakers are confirmed:
Prof. Jian-Fei Chen, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Prof. Amir FAM, Queen's University, Canada
Prof. Thomas Keller, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Prof. Deric J. Oehlers, University of Adelaide, Australia
Prof. Mike Schlaich, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Dr. Chris Skinner, Owens Corning
IIFC Medal Honouree: Prof. Zhi-Shen Wu, Southeast University, China
2016 IIFC Distinguished Young Researcher: Dr. Joao Correia, Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
Additionally, the inaugural IIFC Best Thesis Award will be awarded at CICE 2016. All finalists will be presenting their work to the award committee in a special session that is open to all attendees.
Early Registration extends to 1 October, 2016
About Hong Kong
Hong Kong is located within the Pearl River Delta
region, which is one of the most developed regions in
China. Hong Kong is easily accessible by all means of
transport. The international airport of Hong Kong is
only 35 minutes away by taxi from downtown Kowloon
where the campus of The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University is located. Both Chinese and English are
official languages in Hong Kong. More information
about Hong Kong can be found at the following web
site: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/uk/index.jsp
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Conference Announcement
6th Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2017), 19-21 July 2017, Singapore
Prof. Qing-Rui Yue, MCC Singapore and Prof. Gui-Jun
Xian, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Conference co-chairs
The 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures
(APFIS2017) is organized by the FRP Application
Committee of Chinese Civil Engineering Society (CCES)
and the MCC LAND (Singapore) Pte Ltd of the
Metallurgical Corporation of China under the patronage
of International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC).
APFIS2017 will provide a platform for academicians,
practitioners and budding researchers to present,
share, and to learn more about the latest developments
and trends in the field of structural fibre reinforced
polymer (FRP) composites around the globe. Moreover,
it would be a unique opportunity to explore the beauty
and multiculturalism of Singapore. Information on the
conference may be found at www.apfis2017.org.
Conference Topics
FRP composites have received great attention in recent
years particularly in the strengthening of existing
structures owing to their superior characteristics.
There are also increasing research and applications in
the structural use of FRP composites for new
construction. The considered scope and topics for the
conference are listed as follows:
Materials and products
Bond behaviour
Confinement
Strengthening of concrete, steel, masonry and
timber structures
Seismic retrofit of structures
Concrete structures reinforced or pre-stressed
with FRP
Concrete filled FRP tubular members and their
use in structural systems
Hybrid FRP structures
All FRP structures
Smart FRP structures
Inspection and quality assurance
Durability and life-cycle performance of
structures incorporating FRP
Design codes/guidelines
Practical applications
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline - 1 August 2016
Submission of full papers – 1 December 2016
Early registration deadline – 15 May 2017
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Urs Meier, EMPA – Swiss Federal Laboratories for
Materials Testing & Research, Switzerland
Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hong Kong, China
About Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a
leading global city-state and island country in
Southeast Asia. It lies one degree north of the equator,
at the southernmost tip of the continental Asia and
peninsular Malaysia. Singapore’s territory consists of
the diamond-shaped main island (Pulau Ujong in
Malay) and more than 60 significantly smaller islets.
Singapore is a global commerce, financial and
transportation hub and ranks high on key measures of
national social policies. It leads Asia, and is 9th globally,
on the Human Development Index, including education,
health-care, life expectancy, quality of life, personal
safety and housing. The cosmopolitan nation is home to
5.5 million residents, 38% of whom are permanent
residents and other foreign nationals. Singaporeans are
mostly bilingual, with English as its common language
and a second mother-tongue language. The nation’s
core principles are meritocracy, multiculturalism and
secularism. It is noted for its effective, pragmatic and
incorrupt governance and civil service, which together
with its rapid development policies, is widely cited as
the “Singapore model”.
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The following paper was awarded Best Paper on repair applications at the joint APFIS-2015 and FRPRCS-12 Conference held in Nanjing in December 2015.
Small-Diameter CFRP Strands for Strengthening Steel Bridge Girder
Hamid Kazem, Sami Rizkalla, Rudolf Seracino, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA. [email protected]
Akira Kobayashi, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Material Co., Ltd, Composites Company, Japan
Introduction
The production of high- and intermediate-elastic
modulus Carbon FRP (CFRP) with elastic modulus
higher than that of steel, offers a promising alternative
for flexural and shear strengthening of steel structures
and bridges [1]. Significant research has been
conducted at NCSU to investigate the flexural
strengthening of steel girders using high-modulus CFRP
laminates [2, 3]. Experimental testing showed that the
governing mode of failure was de-bonding of the high-
modulus CFRP laminates. The low bonding capacity of
the high-modulus CFRP laminates is attributed to the
fact that the laminates are bonded to the substrate
from once face only. The recent development of small-
diameter CFRP strands, provided in sheet
configuration, is a promising alternative strengthening
system for steel structures. The small-diameter CFRP
strands are provided in sheet configuration as shown in
Figure 1. The CFRP strands are approximately 1.0 mm
(1/25 in.) in diameter and are stitched together leaving
a gap between the strands. The gap between the
strands allows each strand to be totally covered by the
epoxy adhesive, resulting in an excellent bond
mechanism. The new CFRP strands are high-strength,
and produced with different elastic moduli in the range
of or higher than that of steel. Having CFRP strands
provided in form of sheets is convenient also for field
application [4].
Figure 1: Proposed small-diameter CFRP strands
Uniaxial Compressive Strengthening
To evaluate the efficiency of the proposed small-
diameter CFRP strands for shear strengthening of steel
beams, their buckling behaviour and the ability to
undergo associated large deformations were initially
investigated [5]. The experimental program used to
study the effectiveness of the proposed CFRP strands in
increasing the buckling capacity consisted of two
phases. The first phase included testing of fourteen
steel plates with different slenderness ratio (height-to-
thickness) ranged from 48 to 154 under uniaxial
compression load. Eight steel plates were strengthened
with High-Modulus (HM) CFRP strands. The remaining
six specimens were un-strengthened and used as
control specimen. Two plates were strengthened
without applying low-modulus polyurea putty to study
the effect of putty on de-bonding capacity of the CFRP
strands. The second phase identified the most effective
type of CFRP strands among the three types of CFRP
strands Low-Modulus (LM), Intermediate-Modulus
(IM) and High-Modulus (HM) subjected to uniaxial
compression load. The measured material properties of
the three different types of CFRP strands are given in
Table 1. Eighteen steel plates were tested using two
selected slenderness ratios of 77 and 154. The
effectiveness of using different reinforcement ratio of
CFRP materials was also investigated by applying one
and two layers of CFRP strands.
Table 1: Material Properties of Small-Diameter CFRP strands
CFRP Strand
Rupture Strain
Rupture Stress
Elastic
Modulus mm/mm (in./in.)
MPa (ksi)
MPa (ksi)
Low-Modulus(LM)
0.0168 2,353 (341)
140,253 (20,342)
Intermediate-Modulus (IM)
0.0104 2,220 (322)
212,752 (30,857)
High-Modulus (HM)
0.0032 806
(117)
255,430 (37,047)
The test setup used for the concentric uniaxial
compression applied to steel plates is shown in Figure
2. The test setup was designed to be a self-reacting A-
frame. The test plates were welded at both ends to
high-strength steel tubes (sleeves). Two high-strength
chrome-painted steel pins were greased and inserted
inside the sleeves. The sleeves were able to freely
rotate around the two pins and thus providing
boundary conditions resembling hinged-hinged end
conditions. The pins were loaded by two high-strength
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steel pre-stressing bars and two hydraulic jacks.
Longitudinal strains in the test plates were measured
using electrical resistance strain gages. Lateral
deformations at both ends and mid-height of test plates
were measured using string potentiometers. Optotrak
Certus® motion capture system was also used to
measure the overall deflected shape of the test
specimen over their entire heights along at the
centreline of the plate.
Figure 2: Test setup for uniaxial compression of plates
Buckling load for strengthened plates was compared to
the buckling load of control un-strengthened plates.
The measured percentage increase indicates clearly
that bonding of HM CFRP strands to the steel plates
increased the buckling capacity up to 60 percent. Test
results indicate also that the effectiveness of the
strengthening system increases by increasing the
slenderness ratio. Furthermore, results indicated that
all of the tested specimens experienced elastic
buckling. It was observed that there were excellent
bond characteristics between the steel and the small-
diameter CFRP strands. There were no signs of de-
bonding observed during the testing up to buckling on
either the compression or tension faces of the
specimens. The presence and absence of the polyurea
putty did not have any obvious contributions to the
bond characteristics.
Test results of phase I revealed that initial out-of-
straightness and imperfections have an effect on the
behaviour of the specimen and thus the results of the
test. Based on this observation, it was decided for
Phase II, to use the same steel plates as control
specimens prior to applying the CFRP strengthening
system in order to compare the same plate before and
after strengthening.
The applied load versus longitudinal steel strain and
net lateral deflection at mid-height for the plates with
slenderness ratio of 77 are shown in Figure 3(a), (b),
and (c) for LM, IM, and HM CFRP materials,
respectively. In each figure, behaviour of one layer of
CFRP and two layers of CFRP is compared to the
control un-strengthened specimen. The results indicate
that the addition of the CFRP strengthening systems
increased the initial lateral stiffness of the specimens.
Furthermore, the state of stress in the steel is reduced
by adding the second layer of CFRP strengthening
system.
a) LM CFRP strands
b) IM CFRP strands
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c) HM CFRP strands
Figure 3: Applied load vs. longitudinal steel strain and net lateral deformation of the plates with slenderness
ratio 77
a) h/t = 77
b) h/t = 154
Figure 4: Buckling load percentage increase of plates strengthened with one and two layers of HM, IM, and LM
CFRP strands
Figure 4 depicts the percent increase in buckling loads
for the plates with slenderness ratio of 77 and 154 with
different CFRP strand types and reinforcement ratios. It
is clear that increasing the number of layers of CFRP
strands increases the buckling load. Furthermore, high
elastic modulus, HM CFRP strands are more effective in
increasing the buckling load of a specimen. Test results
indicated that the CFRP strengthening systems become
more effective by increasing the slenderness ratio of
the steel plate. It should be noted that no signs of de-
bonding were observed on the compression or the
tension faces of the test plates.
Shear Strengthening of Steel Web Girders
The research is extended to examine the proposed
small-diameter CFRP strands for shear strengthening
of steel web girders. The considered parameters are
the fibre orientations and number of layers of the CFRP
strands. To simulate pure shear stresses acting on steel
plate, the square plate specimen is rotated 45 degree
and clamped to heavy steel frame which is subjected to
tension load. The applied tension load to the steel
frame induces equivalent shear forces along the edges
of the steel test plate through the uniformly distributed
pre-stressed bolts. The shear forces along the edges of
the specimen induced compression stresses
perpendicular to the direction of the applied tension
load and tension stresses parallel to direction of the
applied tension load.
Two 2000 kN (440 kip) capacity hydraulic actuators
are used to apply the tension load to the steel frame.
The two hydraulic actuators are connected to the same
controller to ensure equal loads from each actuator.
Two highly stiffened spreader beams were especially
designed to transfer the tensile load to the shear frame.
The bottom spreader beam is pre-stressed to the
strong floor to provide reaction equal to the applied
load. Schematic sketch and view of the test setup is
shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5: pure shear test setup
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The steel plate is pre-stressed to the articulated built-
up steel frames through series of high-strength bolts.
The forces induced in the steel frame are transferred to
the test plate through friction-type connection
provided by the bolts. The frame is made up of four
very stiff steel plate legs, each consist of stiff short and
long steel plates. Each two legs are connected using
high-strength steel pins at the ends. The steel frames
were specially designed to fail the test plate without
permanent deformation.
The eighteen 915 mm (36 in.) square by 5 mm (3/16
in.) thick steel plates (h/t = 192) included in this phase
are given in Table 2. The CFRP strands are externally
bonded in three orthogonal directions at an angle of
45ο, 90ο, and ±45ο relative to applied tension load
using one and two layers of the HM CFRP strands on
each side of the plate. A layer of the low-modulus
polyurea putty will be used between the steel plate and
the CFRP strands for all strengthened specimens. To
provide confident in the collected data, duplicate
specimens were used for each category. The control
specimen is used as strengthened specimen with one
layer and subsequently two layers of HM CFRP strands.
The average percentage increase of the buckling load
from each test will be used to determine the
effectiveness of the proposed strengthening
configurations.
Table 2: Shear strengthening matrix
Specimen ID Fiber
Orientation No. of Layers
II-36-3/16-1-45-C NO NO II-36-3/16-1-45-1HM 45ο 1 II-36-3/16-1-45-2HM 45ο 2
II-36-3/16-2-90-C NO NO II-36-3/16-2-90-1HM 90ο 1 II-36-3/16-2-90-2HM 90ο 2
II-36-3/16-3-45W-C NO NO II-36-3/16-3-45W-1HM 45ο 1 II-36-3/16-3-45W-2HM ±45ο 2
Figure 6 shows the instrumentations used to capture
behaviour of the specimens. Vertical and horizontal
strains at mid-point were measured using electrical
resistance strain gages with a gage length of 5 mm
(3/16 in.). Four Strain gages are attached to both faces
of the control specimen, with two strain gauges on each
face. A total of eight strain gauges are attached to the
strengthened specimens at mid-point. Four strain
gauges are attached to the base steel and the remaining
four strain gauges are attached to the outer surface of
the CFRP strand sheets. The overall out of plane lateral
deformation of the steel plates is measured using five
linear string potentiometers. Optotrak Certus® motion
capturing system is also used. The motion capturing
system measures a three-dimensional (3-D) coordinate
system by the use of Infrared Emitting Diodes (IRED)
attached to the specimen at points of interest. The
IREDs were attached to the front face of the test
specimens along with the vertical and horizontal
centrelines and were spaced at 75 mm (3 in.). All
instrumentations were connected to an electronic data
acquisition system.
a) IREDs and strain gauges b) string potentiometers attached on the front face and strain gauges of the test plate attached to the back face
Figure 6: Specimen instrumentation
Test results of the control specimen (II-36-3/16-1-45-
C) and strengthened specimen (II-36-3/16-1-45-1HM)
are presented in this paper. The total applied load
versus measured horizontal and vertical strains at mid-
point of the two specimens are shown in Figure 7(a)
and Figure 7(b), respectively. Results indicate an
increase of 32 percent in the load capacity before
yielding of the steel of the strengthened plate
compared to the control plate. The measured
horizontal strains of the steel plate and the externally
bonded CFRP, confirm the effectiveness of the CFRP in
increasing the shear capacity of the plate. The
measured vertical strain reveals slight effect of the
CFRP strands in tension direction.
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a) horizontal strain
b) vertical strain
Figure 7: steel strain measurements
Conclusions
i. Use of small-diameter CFRP strands for uniaxial
strengthening of steel plates is extremely effective
in increasing the buckling capacity. The system
does not de-bond up to failure. The proposed CFRP
strengthening system is more effective for large
slenderness ratios and by increasing the
reinforcement ratio.
ii. Preliminary test results of two specimens
subjected to pure shear reveal effectiveness of
proposed strengthening system to increase shear
capacity and stiffness.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge Nippon Steel &
Sumikin Material Co., Ltd, Composites Company, Japan
for funding this project and the National Science
Foundation Center of Integration of Composites into
Infrastructure (CICI), NCSU. Thanks are also due to the
staff of the Constructed Facilities Laboratory (CFL),
NCSU for their help throughout the experimental
program.
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Combined Loading Behavior of Basalt FRP–Reinforced Precast Concrete Insulated Partially-Composite Walls Douglas Tomlinson and Amir Fam ______________
Modified Push-Off Testing of an Inclined Shear Plane in Reinforced Concrete Strengthened with CFRP Fabric Robert M. Foster, Chris T. Morley, and Janet M. Lees ______________
Experimental Study on Cyclic Response of Concrete Bridge Columns Reinforced by Steel and Basalt FRP Reinforcements Arafa M. A. Ibrahim, Zhishen Wu, Mohamed F. M. Fahmy, and Doaa Kamal ______________
Testing Procedures for the Uniaxial Tensile Characterization of Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix Composites Diana Arboleda, Francesca Giulia Carozzi, Antonio Nanni, and Carlo Poggi ______________
Efficiency of Externally Bonded L-Shaped FRP Laminates in Strengthening Reinforced-Concrete Interior Beam-Column Joints Jiangtao Yu, Xingyan Shang, and Zhoudao Lu ______________
Behavior of Circular Reinforced-Concrete Columns Confined with Carbon Fiber–Reinforced Polymers under Cyclic Flexure and Constant Axial Load P. Paultre, M. Boucher-Trudeau, R. Eid, and N. Roy ______________
Fatigue Bond Characteristics and Degradation of Near-Surface Mounted CFRP Rods and Strips in Concrete Cheng Chen and Lijuan Cheng ______________
Shear Span–Depth Ratio Effect on Behavior of RC Beam Shear Strengthened with Full-Wrapping FRP Strip
Weiwen Li and Christopher K. Y. Leung ______________
Modeling the Corrosion Rate of Steel Reinforcement in FRP-Wrapped Concrete G. Nossoni ______________
Design Equations for Flexural Capacity of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Glass Fiber–Reinforced Polymer Bars Weichen Xue, Fei Peng, and Qiaowen Zheng ______________
Experimental Evaluation of Bonding between CFRP Laminates and Different Structural Materials Hugo C. Biscaia, Carlos Chastre, Isabel S. Borba, Cinderela Silva, and David Cruz ______________
Stress–Strain Modeling of Concrete Columns with Localized Failure: An Analytical Study Yu-Fei Wu and Youyi Wei ______________
Implementation of Bond Durability in the Design of Flexural Members with Externally Bonded FRP Jovan Tatar and H. R. Hamilton ______________
Innovative Repair of Severely Corroded T-Beams Using Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix Tamer El-Maaddawy and Ahmed El Refai ______________
Seismic Performance of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Rectangular Columns Mahmoud A. Ali and Ehab El-Salakawy ______________
Uniaxial Tensile Stress-Strain Relationships of RC Elements Strengthened with FRP Sheets Guang Yang, Mehdi Zomorodian, Abdeldjelil Belarbi, and Ashraf Ayoub ______________
NSM CFRP Strengthening and Failure Loading of a Posttensioned Concrete Bridge Jonny Nilimaa, Niklas Bagge, Thomas Blanksvärd, and Björn Täljsten ______________
Corner Strip-Batten Technique for FRP-Confinement of Square RC Columns under Eccentric Loading Alireza Saljoughian and Davood Mostofinejad ______________
Fatigue Behavior of Cracked Steel Plates Strengthened with Different CFRP Systems and Configurations Hai-Tao Wang, Gang Wu, and Jian-Biao Jiang ______________
Fatigue Behavior of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Tendons for Prestressing Applications Xin Wang, Jianzhe Shi, Zhishen Wu, and Zhongguo Zhu ______________
Member Capacity of Pultruded GFRP Tubular Profile with Bolted Sleeve Joints for Assembly of Latticed Structures Fu Jia Luo, Xiao Yang, and Yu Bai ______________
Influence of the Processing Techniques on the Bond Characteristics in Externally Bonded Joints: Experimental and Analytical Investigations S. A. Hadigheh, R. J. Gravina, and S. Setunge
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Welcome to ACMBS-VII The 7
th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, ACMBS-
VII, will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 22-24 August 2016. One of the longest running conference series focusing on this topic, the conference is organized under the auspices of the ACMBS Technical Committee of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). The conference is co-hosted by University of Calgary and the University of British Columbia. The success of the previous conferences (Sherbrooke, 1992; Montreal, 1996; Ottawa, 2000; Calgary, 2004; Winnipeg, 2008; and Kingston, 2012) has established this event as a premier forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience with the use of advanced composites in bridges and structures.
Objectives The objectives of the ACMBS-VII Conference are to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent developments in the use of advanced composite materials (ACM) and fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) in bridges & other structures, and to provide an opportunity for national and international delegates from industrial, research and academic institutions to interact and share their knowledge, to learn about new and innovative technologies in the field, and to discuss future directions.
Conference Topics ACMBS-VII will deal with all aspects of research, applications and monitoring of advanced composite materials and fibre reinforced polymers in the design, construction and rehabilitation of bridges and other structures. Topics of the conference will include but are not limited to:
• Material behaviour including bond, durability, fatigue and long-term performance • Fabrication, processing and testing methods • Analysis and design • Applications in structural concrete with or without prestressing • Applications in wood, masonry and steel structures • Strengthening and rehabilitation of structures • Seismic performance and retrofit • Structural health monitoring and intelligent sensing • Fire resistance • Structural shapes and fully composite systems • Anchorage systems and connections • Innovative structural systems • Full-scale testing • Field applications and case studies • Codes and standards • Sustainability and life-cycle cost
Call for Papers Authors are invited to submit 300-word abstracts (in both MS Word and PDF format) related to the topics listed above not later than August 1, 2015 by e-mail to [email protected]. Please indicate the relevant conference topic on the abstract. All papers should be original, not published elsewhere. Preliminary selection of papers will be based on review of the abstracts. Final acceptance will be based on review of the full papers. Both the abstracts and the full papers will be reviewed by an International Scientific Committee. All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings which will be available at the conference.
Schedule and Deadlines Submission of abstracts: August 1, 2015 Acceptance of abstracts: September 1, 2015 Submission of full papers: January 1, 2016 Acceptance of full papers: March 1, 2016 Submission of final full papers: April 1, 2016
Keynote Lectures Internationally recognized experts in the fields of FRP and ACM and their applications in bridges and structures will deliver keynote lectures on key topics of the conference including innovative design, durability, strengthening and rehabilitation, structural health monitoring, and future directions.
Exhibition The conference provides an opportunity for local and international companies to display their latest products, services and projects in the areas of ACM and FRP reinforcements and prestressing cables for bridges, other structures and ground anchors, repair and rehabilitation, monitoring, design and construction. The exhibition will be an excellent venue for the conference participants to become familiar with a wide range of commercially available composite products, optical fibre sensors, and remote monitoring for construction applications. The exhibition will open daily from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Refreshment breaks will be held in the exhibition area. Companies interested in participating in the exhibition are invited to visit the conference web site for more information and to contact conference secretariat by e-mail at: [email protected], to reserve a space.
Correspondence and Inquiries
Conference Chair: Raafat El-Hacha, PhD , PEng
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Conference website: www.apfis2017.org
First Announcement and Call for Papers
The 6th
Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Construction (APFIS 2017)
19th
- 21st July 2017, Singapore
http://www.apfis2017.org
Under the patronage of:
International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC)
Organized by:
Scope
The 6th
Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Construction (APFIS2017) will provide a grand platform for academicians,
practitioners and budding researchers to present, and to learn more about the latest developments and trends in the field of
structural fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites around the globe. Moreover, it would be a unique opportunity to
explore the beauty of this island country in Southeast Asia, which is well praised for its standard of living, and to understand
its multiculturalism closely. FRP composites have received great attention in recent years particularly in the strengthening of
existing structures owing to their superior characteristics. There are also increasing research and applications in the structural
use of FRP composites for new construction.
Call for Papers
Abstract about 200 words should be submitted by 1st August, 2016 through the conference website:
http://www.apfis2017.org.
Key dates
Abstract Submission Deadline 1st August, 2016
Submission of Full Paper 1st December, 2016
Early Registration 15th
May, 2017
Conference 19th
-21st July, 2017
Topics
Material and products
Bond behaviors
confinement
Strengthening of concrete, steel, masonry and timber structures
Seismic retrofit of structures
Concrete structures reinforced or pre-stressed with FRP
Concrete filled FRP tubular members and their use in structural systems
Hybrid FRP structures
All FRP structures
Smart FRP structures
Inspection and quality assurance
Durability and life-cycle performance of structures incorporating FRP
Design codes/guidelines
Practical applications
Conference website: www.apfis2017.org
Registration
Early Registration (by 15th May, 2017) Registration (by 30th June, 2017) Full registration US$ 600 Full registration US$ 650
Student registration US$ 300 Student registration US$ 350
Organizing Committee
Chair: Professor Qing-Rui YUE
Chairman of FRP Application Committee, China Civil Engineers Society
President of Central Research Institute of Building and Construction, MCC Group
Co-Chair: Professor Gui-Jun XIAN
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Members:
Y. Bai L.S. Chee G.M. Chen X.B. Chen X.D. Chen
J.G. Dai J. Deng P. Feng R. Li W.Q. Liu
X.Z. Lu K.H. Tan Z.Y. Tan B.L. Wan Y.L. Wang
Z.Y. Wang G. Wu W.C. Xue Y.X. Yang T. Yu
C.Y. Zhou
International Scientific Committee
R. AI-Mahaidi T. Aravinthan Y. Bai C.E. Bakis L. Bisby
J.F. Chen Y. Chen J.G. Dai M.M. Dawood R. EI-Hacha
A. Fam P. Feng N. Grace M. Green I. Harik
K.A. Harries T. Keller Y.J. Kim R. Kotynia H. Li
R. Li W.Q. Liu L.D. Lorenzis X.Z. Lu L.L. Luo
F. Matta U. Meier M. Motavalli J.W. Schmidt S.T. Smith
M.A.G. Silva T. Stratford K.H. Tan J.G. Teng T. Ueda
J.L. Wang G. Wu Z.S. Wu G.J. Xian Y.D. Xiao
W.C. Xue L.B. Yan Y.X. Yang L.P. Ye Q.R. Yue
Y.F. Wu J.W. Zhang Y.X. Zhang X.L. Zhao D.J. Zhu
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Urs MEIER
EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research Duebendorf, Switzerland
Prof. Jin-Guang TENG
Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
More keynote speakers will be invited and presented on the conference website.
About Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a leading global city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. It lies one
degree (137km, 85mi) north of the equator, at the southernmost tip of the continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia.
Singapore’s territory consists of the diamond-shaped main island and more than 60 significantly smaller islets. More
information about Hong Kong tourism is presented on the following web site: https://www.stb.gov.sg
Contact
FRP APPLICATION COMMITTEE OF CCES:
33 West Tucheng RD Haidian District, Beijing 100088
Phone: +86 10-82228316
+86 451-86283120
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
MCC SINGAPORE:
21 Bukit Batok Crescent #19-72 WCEGA Tower, Singapore 658065
Phone: +65 6508 2288
1st Announcement and Call for Abstract
SMAR 2017 Zurich
Fourth Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil StructuresSMAR 2017, Zurich/Switzerland13 –15 September 2017ETH ZurichConference website: www.smar2017.org
Key datesSubmission of Abstracts 31 December 2016Abstract Acceptance Notification 31 January 2017Submission of Full Lengths Papers 31 March 2017Paper Acceptance Notification 10 June 2017Early Bird Registration 30 June 2017Submission of Final Revised Papers 31 July 2017Pre-Conference Scientific Tour 12 September 2017 SMAR 2017 Conference 13 –15 September 2017The official language of the conference is English.
Registration FeeEarly Bird Registration until 30 June 2017 € 700.00 and € 250.00 for students Standard Registration after 30 June 2017 € 800.00 and € 350.00 for students
Registration fee includes:Conference documentation of full papers, conference reception and conference dinner, 3-days catering, coffee breaks and lunchesAccompanying persons (none scientists) and visitors to exhibition € 200.00**including: Conference reception, conference dinner, 3-days catering, coffee breaks and lunches
Accommodations see: www.smar2017.org and www.zuerich.com/en
Pre-Conference Scientific TourTo be announced soon
Conference SecretariesBernadette Havranek (Empa) Pinar Inci (ITU, Istanbul)CH 8600 Duebendorf /Switzerland 34469 Maslak, Istanbul /TurkeyPhone: +41 58 765 11 11 Phone: +90 212 285 3795-9
Email: [email protected]
Conference website: www.smar2017.org
SMAR 2017 – Fourth Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures
SMAR 2017
Scope The International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2017, will provide a forum for international scientists, engineers, enterprisers and infrastructure managers to present and discuss the state-of-the-practice and recent advances in testing and monitoring technology, in structural modeling and assessment methods, and in the application of advanced materials for structural rehabilitation. The conference will provide a platform for exploring the potential of international cooperation.
SMAR 2017 is the fourth conference and will be sponsored jointly by the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII), the International Institute of FRP in Construction (IIFC) and RILEM.
TopicsStructural Health Monitoring– Smart sensors– Wireless sensor networks– Implementation of structural monitoring– Monitoring of off-shore structures and oil pipelines– Monitoring of high rise buildings and bridges– Advanced inspection and testing– System identification and model updatingPerformance and damage assessment– Safety evaluation and reliability forecastDamage control, repair and strengthening– External strengthening using FRP composites– Strengthening of concrete, timber and steel structures– Confinement of concrete columns– Near surface mounting reinforcement– Seismic Safety Assessment, Rehabilitation and MonitoringDurability issues as related to harsh environments– Fire protection systemsShape memory alloys in civil structuresPractical applications and case studiesVisionary Concepts
Mirko Roš award for the best papers– 1 paper in the field of “monitoring and assessment” and– 1 paper in the field of “rehabilitation of civil structures”Selected best papers will be proposed for publication in a Journal Special Issue of the Polymer Journal (online, open access) or in the Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Springer), dedicated to SMAR 2017 conference.
Conference Venue City/Country: Zurich/Switzerland Venue: ETH ZurichDate: 13 –15 September 2017 www.ethz.ch/en
The conference will be held at ETH Zurich, Campus Hönggerberg Zurich.Transports by train or tram are available from Zurich Airport to Zurich Main Station.Tramways and buses will take you to the Hotels and to ETH Zurich, Campus Hönggerberg.
Conference Chairs Professor Masoud Motavalli (Empa, Switzerland) Professor Alper Ilki (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Organisation Committee (OC)Bernadette Havranek, Empa; Robert Widmann, Empa; Daniele Inaudi, Smartec; Eleni Chatzi, ETH Zürich;Caglar Goksu, ITU; Mustafa Comert, ITU; Cem Demir, ITU; Ugur Demir, ITU
International Scientific CommitteeCouncil members of ISHMII, IIFC and others, to be announced soon on the conference website www.smar2017.org
Keynote Lecturers To be announced soon on the conference website www.smar2017.org
Sponsors Local and international companies and institutions providing sensors, monitoring systems, FRP composites and other materials and systems for structural rehabilitation.
ExhibitionManufactures and exhibitors in the field of smart monitoring, assessment and rehabilitation of Civil Structures are invited to reserve their stands at the conference SMAR 2017 in Zurich.
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SMAR 2017 – Fourth Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures
SMAR 2017 – Fourth Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures