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Using locally pre-stressed reinforcing bars to restore the capacity of severely damaged steel beams
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Taoum, A and Jiao, H and Holloway, D, Using locally pre-stressed reinforcing bars to restore the capacity of severely damaged steel beams, International Journal of Steel Structures, 15, (1) pp. 125-134. ISSN 1598-2351 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 KSSC and Springer
DOI: doi:10.1007/s13296-015-3009-1
Abstract
This paper investigates the behaviour of damaged steel beams repaired using locally pre-stressed reinforcing steel bars.
Regular reinforcing bars are welded to the beam’s web at both ends and then pretensioned using a manual screw jack to increase
the effectiveness of the repair. Six beams with different bar diameters and levels of pre-stress were repaired and tested under
three-points bending. Results showed that the level of pre-stress controlled the beams’ stiffness, while restoration of their
ultimate load-carrying capacity was governed by the bar size. Significantly higher repaired capacities were achieved by this
method than by other published methods used for the strengthening of steel beams.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | local pre-stress, cracked steel beam, bending capacity |
| Research Division: | Engineering |
| Research Group: | Civil Engineering |
| Research Field: | Structural Engineering |
| Objective Division: | Construction |
| Objective Group: | Construction Materials Performance and Processes |
| Objective Field: | Metals (e.g. Composites, Coatings, Bonding) |
| UTAS Author: | Taoum, A (Dr Assaad Taoum) |
| UTAS Author: | Jiao, H (Dr Hui Jiao) |
| UTAS Author: | Holloway, D (Dr Damien Holloway) |
| ID Code: | 99877 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
| Deposited By: | Engineering |
| Deposited On: | 2015-04-15 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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