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One of the major causes of road infrastructure failure is traffic-induced fatigue of bridge superstructures, in particular concrete bridge deck panels Deterioration of steel reinforced concrete (RC) bridge decks a result of aging and fatigue is on the rise in many developed countries including Japan. This paper presents experimental work done in investigating traffic-induced fatigue mechanism of a normal RC bridge deck and the strengthening by fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets to extend fatigue life. Discussion is focused on experimental observations and development of a stress-passage (S-N) relationship that provides estimation to the fatigue life of deck as a result of FRP strengthening. Within the scope of study, the strengthening by FRP has proven to be a viable and relatively simple solution in salvaging RC bridge decks suffering from moderate level of fatigue damage, with fatigue life up to 28 times longer than that without strengthening.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation, The Carbon Fiber Repair and Reinforcement Research Association (CFRRA) and The Society of Aramid Reinforcement Systems (ARS) for this study.
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Chai, H.K., Onishi, H., Matsui, S. (2018). Evaluating Fatigue Resistance of FRP-Strengthened RC Bridge Decks Subjected to Repeated Wheel Load. In: Bian, X., Chen, Y., Ye, X. (eds) Environmental Vibrations and Transportation Geodynamics. ISEV 2016. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4508-0_1
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