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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Mater.
Sec. Structural Materials
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmats.2024.1486225
This article is part of the Research Topic Static and Dynamic Performance Analysis of Structures and Materials Under Complex Loads and Environmental Excitation View all 8 articles

Study on Increasing Load Capacity of Wooden arch bridge by CFRP Strengthening: Experimental and Numerical Verification

Provisionally accepted
Liping Li Liping Li 1*Yan Wang Yan Wang 2*Yafei Zhang Yafei Zhang 3*Xu Wang Xu Wang 4*Guangyao Ji Guangyao Ji 1*Xuping Li Xuping Li 1*
  • 1 Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
  • 2 Lishui Earthquake Detection and Prevention Center, Lishui, China
  • 3 Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
  • 4 China Academy of Building Research, Beijing Glory PKPM Technology Company Limited, Beijing, China

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    The wooden arch corridor bridge is a typical representative of Chinese wooden bridges, holding significant historical research value. Currently, these bridges face issues of severe component deformation and insufficient load-bearing capacity. To address these problems, this study employs CFRP reinforcement on the components of wooden arch corridor bridges to reduce deformation and enhance load-bearing capacity. Experimental research on CFRP reinforcement has yielded the elastic modulus of the bonding interface. Given the lack of an accurate numerical model for wooden arch corridor bridges, this study establishes a precise numerical model by setting parameters based on load test data from wooden arch corridor bridges. The elastic modulus obtained from the experiments is input into the numerical model for analysis. The results indicate that CFRP exhibits excellent reinforcement performance, with the load-bearing capacity of the reinforced damaged components still reaching 75% to 85% of their original capacity, while the load-bearing capacity of the reinforced undamaged components increases to 130% to 140% of their original capacity. The failure modes of the CFRP-reinforced wooden components suggest that allowing for some gaps in the bonding of CFRP can enhance overall ductility. The application of CFRP to wooden arch corridor bridges also demonstrates favorable reinforcement effects, increasing the load-bearing capacity of the arch surface by approximately 20%, thereby providing a theoretical basis for the reinforcement of wooden arch bridge frameworks.

    Keywords: CFRP, Wooden arch bridge, elastic modulus of bonding interface, Experimental study, Reinforce

    Received: 25 Aug 2024; Accepted: 16 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Wang, Zhang, Wang, Ji and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Liping Li, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
    Yan Wang, Lishui Earthquake Detection and Prevention Center, Lishui, China
    Yafei Zhang, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
    Xu Wang, China Academy of Building Research, Beijing Glory PKPM Technology Company Limited, Beijing, China
    Guangyao Ji, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
    Xuping Li, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China

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