Effects of Adhesive Connection on Composite Action between FRP Bridge Deck and Steel Girder

The FRP-steel girder composite bridge system is increasingly used in new constructions of bridges as well as rehabilitation of old bridges. However, the understanding of composite action between FRP decks and steel girders is limited and needs to be systematically investigated. In this paper, depending on the experimental investigations of...

Coupled hygro-mechanical finite element method on determination of the interlaminar shear modulus of glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates in bridge decks under hygrothermal aging effects

To investigate the mechanical degradation of the shear properties of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminates in bridge decks under hygrothermal aging effects, short-beam shear tests were performed following the ASTM test standard (ASTM D790-10A). Based on the coupled hygro-mechanical finite element (FE) analysis method, an inverse...