In order to evaluate the fundamental properties of sewerage pipes for ductile properties and allowable deflection ratios, A field tests were conducted on the glass fiber reinforced plastic pipe. Also, Allowable deformation test was carried out to determine the soil-pipe relationship and earth pressure due to the loading of dump truck.

The performance of composite safety barriers is evaluated through computer simulation. A composite safety barrier of SB4 grade is modeled. The MAT58 material model provided by LS-DYNA software is used to model composite material. The composite safety barrier satisfies strength and deformation limit values. The barrier also satisfies THIV and PHD limit values of passenger protection performance.

The impact simulation of composite safety barriers was carried out for three kinds of stacking section. Stacking section C with the smallest deformation was selected as the optimal section.

This study is planed to solve the overturning problem and manifestation of tensile cracking of plain concrete piers of railroad bridges. For the overturning problem, earth anchors are used to fix the bottom of a pier to a rock-foundation using prestressing cables. Composite of FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer)and Steel Plates (FSP) are attached longitudinally on the surface of the pier to prevent cracking. Then, FRP band strips are wrapped onto the FSPs to provide lateral confinement. Push-over tests in field show that the earth anchors are effective in preventing the overturning of the pier, and that the FSPs and the FRP strips prevent the cracking of concrete and increase the strength in bending.

This study focused on the static behavior of steel beams reinforcement by AFRP sheets. The main objective of the experimental programme was the evaluation of the force transfer mechanism, the increment of the beam load carrying capacity and the bending stiffness. A bending test was conducted on a H-shaped steel beam, with aramid FRP sheets bonded to its flanges. The mid-span deflection and the strain from three points along AFRP sheets were recorded Test results exhibit that the increment of the load-carrying capacity with reference to a mid-span deflection level of 15 mm(1/125mm of the clear span) was equal to 9.4% and for the two layers case, an elastic stiffness increment is slightly higher than one layer case.

This paper presents the flexural behavior of a hybrid Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer(GFRP)-steel decks for use in deteriorated bridge decks replacement. Static load tests were conducted to investigate the structural characteristics of the hybrid FRP-steel deck. The tested deck panel satisfied the design criteria. The failure mode of the hybrid deck was demonstrated ductility with deformation beyond initial yielding. The responses were compared with the ANSYS finite element predictions. It was found that the presented hybrid deck was efficient for use in bridges. The thickness of the hybrid deck may be decreased when compared to that of the all FRP deck with similar flexural rigidity.

The fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening is significantly effective for enhancing the performances of concrete to the high strain rate loadings. However, the FRP retrofitted concrete members show different behaviors comparing to quasi-static cases. This study presents experimental observation on behaviors of meso-scale concrete members retrofitted with FRP sheets under low-velocity drop-weight impact loadings. Concrete specimens with the dimensions of 100×100×400 mm were fabricated and various FRP sheets were attached. The specimens with a reinforced bottom surface and the doubly reinforced specimens showed much higher energy absorptions. Also, reinforced concrete (RC) members were cast and reinforced with CFRP sheets. The FRP flexural and shear strengthening RC beams has weakness in the spalling failure because the impact load concentrated the concrete face which is not strengthened with FRP sheets.

This study aims at grasping the structural performances of primary anchor assemblage through a nonlinear finite element analysis. Primary anchor unit may be used as one of the connection devices between ALC panel curtain-wall and RC slab or main frame of a building. From the analytical results structural characteristics such as yield strength, initial stiffness and maximum strength are obtained and compared with test results.

The concrete filled steel tube (CFT) that shows an excellent performance can be more economically used when the steel tube has a large width-to-thickness ratio. However, national codes such as KBC or AISC limits the use of a plate with a large width-to-thickness ratio, resulting in exclusion of possibility of more effective use of CFT. The purpose of this study is to remove the limitations by applying the concept of effective area which can consider local buckling and post-buckling strength. As a starting point, the effective area concept used in pure hollow steel sections in the current codes are applied to composite CFT columns and the results indicates that the limitations can be successfully removed.

The conventional RC flat plate slab system have many good features, which are design flexibilities, saving of story-height and economy of construction etc. But the study of flat plate slab system for H-steel or SRC column have been rare both at home and abroad. Main topics in this study is a new structural detail for connection between H-Steel or SRC column and flat plate slab. The test for lateral performance of connection between H-Steel or SRC column and flat plate slab was carried out. From the test results structural characteristics - yield moment, yield rotation, maximum moment, deformation capabilities and so on - are obtained and evaluated.

Concrete filled FRP tubes (CFFT) and reinforced concrete filled FRP tubes (RCFFT) are known to have the capability to enhance structural performance in terms of structural stability, ductility, as well as chemical resistance when compared with conventional concrete members. In this study, we evaluate the structural performance of the CFFT and the RCFFT through flexural tests for the purpose of applying the members as flexural ones. The degree of improvement on the flexural performance of the RCFFT member strengthened by the FRP was analyzed from the flexural tests.

The object of this study is to develop a computer program that can help practical engineers to calculate sectional modulus and plastic moments of full composite girders with deck plates under positive and negative bending moments. The sectional modulus are equivalent moments of inertia for elastic analysis and plastic section modulus for plastic analysis. Results of Hwang's research are used to verify this developed program. AIK, KBC 2005 and 2009 are used to define effective widths of RC slab and to calculate positive plastic moments. For calculating negative plastic moments, this study proposed stress blocks and their equations. The developed program will be added about partial shear interactions and deflections of composite girders and finally proposed as GUI environment.

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of preload and different types of hybrid FRPs (Fiber reinforced polymers) to the structural behaviors of reinforced concrete (RC) beams retrofitted with hybrid FRPs under sustaining loads. For the experimental study, FRP retrofitted RC beams are fabricated and subjected to four point loading. The experimental results show that preload and the orders of attached FRP layers have influence on FRP strengthening effect. Also, for the preliminary FEA study, FE models are generated to simulate the experiments. The analytical results are compared with the experimental results and show good agreements.

While a wide ranges of previous researches on rapid construction of super structures are available, the studies on substructures are quite limited. The development of the precast segmental CFDST piers are briefly introduced herein and design formulas are presented for pier segment and Coping, Foundation joints. And present connect method for unit of Precast Bent Cap. The self-assembly Fabricated CFDST column is developed after the pros and cons are supplemented by the Experimental Study with the suggested connecting method.

Six concrete beam specimens reinforced with multiple layers of reinforcement and combinations of different reinforcement types (steel, GFRP, and CFRP bars), and four FRP bar-reinforced concrete beams with fibers were constructed and tested. An investigation was performed on load-carrying capacity, post cracking stiffness, cracking pattern, and ductility for all specimens. Addition of fibers and hybrid reinforcing with steel bars can be possible methods to overcome the low stiffness and ductility of FRP bar-reinforced beams.

This study aimed at construction of text and graphic database for moment-rotation curves of partially restrained composite beam-to-column connections. key words The M-θ data or figures under monotonic or cyclic tests are made as text files. Also, Eurocode 3 classification is added to the M-θ curve to verify as semi-rigid connections. For structural analysis, linear rotational stiffeness or nonlinear M-θ curves are transformed three-parameter power model. Although this database has some limitation, it will be used for further PRCC researches and tests.

The purpose of this study is to deliberate on design application for a structure of beam with partially restrained composite connection to CFT column. It was intended to apply an economic and stable component by adjusting stiffness ratio of column connection through partially restrained composite connection. As a result of the review of stability of the structure, it was confirmed that in case of a low-rise building as a moment frame, it could be resisted without brace, as stiffness was increased when taking advantage of partial restrained composite connection by composite action.

This study investigates impact damage behavior of a reinforced concrete structure that undergoes both a shock impulsive loading and an impact loading due to the air blast induced from an explosion is performed. Firstly, a pair of multiple loadings are selected from the scenario that an imaginary explosion accident is assumed. The rectangular RC walls strengthened with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) are considered as a scheme for retrofitting rectangular RC wall structures subjected to multiple explosive loadings and then the evaluation of the resistant performance against them is presented in comparison with the result of the evaluation of a rectangular RC wall without retrofit. Also, in order to derive the result of the analysis similar to that of real explosion experiments, which require the vast investment and expense for facilities, the constitutive equation and the equation of state (EOS) which can describe the real impact and shock phenomena accurately are included with them. In addition, the numerical simulations of two rectangular RC walls are achieved using AUTODYN-3D, an explicit analysis program, in order to prove the retrofit performance of a GFRP-strengthened rectangular RC wall.

The finite element model of various laminated composite structures with delamination is developed based on the higher-order shear deformation theory. In the finite element formulation for the delamination, the seven degrees of freedom per each node are used with transformations in order to fit the displacement continuity conditions at the delamination region. The numerical results obtained for various composite plates and shells with delaminations are in good agreement with those of other preceding investigations. The new results for laminated structures in this study mainly show the effect of the interactions between the geometries and other various parameters, for example, delamination size, the number of layer and location of delamination in the layer direction. Key observation points are discussed and a brief design guideline is given.