Assessment of Flexural Behavior of Pultruded GFRP Laminates for Bridge Deck Applications

In this study, flexural behaviors of the pultruded composite laminate were evaluated through experiments and theoretical analysis. Three-point flexural tests were performed for pultruded specimens. The typical failure mode for the longitudinal flexural specimens was local crush on the top surface ac...

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Main Authors: Youyou Zhang, Ayman Mosallam, Yuqing Liu, Yun Sun, Haohui Xin, Jun He
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6751636
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Yuqing Liu
Yun Sun
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Jun He
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description In this study, flexural behaviors of the pultruded composite laminate were evaluated through experiments and theoretical analysis. Three-point flexural tests were performed for pultruded specimens. The typical failure mode for the longitudinal flexural specimens was local crush on the top surface accompanied with local cracks on the bottom surface at midspan. For the transverse tests, the specimens presented a failure pattern with local cracks initiated and propagated at both the top and bottom sides at the midspan. Theoretical analysis, based on micromechanics and macromechanics, was performed to predict flexural deformation and stress distribution of the pultruded laminate beam. Based on the continuum damage model proposed by the authors, this paper mainly investigates the flexural behavior and failure pattern of pultruded lamination. The theoretical and finite element results agreed well with the test results. The results can provide a reference for the design of the structural pultruded modular systems.
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spelling doaj-art-febbb9de312d451eb69c99005281d4be2025-08-20T03:25:46ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422019-01-01201910.1155/2019/67516366751636Assessment of Flexural Behavior of Pultruded GFRP Laminates for Bridge Deck ApplicationsYouyou Zhang0Ayman Mosallam1Yuqing Liu2Yun Sun3Haohui Xin4Jun He5Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, USADepartment of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USADepartment of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaFaculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, NetherlandsSchool of Civil Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Hunan, ChinaIn this study, flexural behaviors of the pultruded composite laminate were evaluated through experiments and theoretical analysis. Three-point flexural tests were performed for pultruded specimens. The typical failure mode for the longitudinal flexural specimens was local crush on the top surface accompanied with local cracks on the bottom surface at midspan. For the transverse tests, the specimens presented a failure pattern with local cracks initiated and propagated at both the top and bottom sides at the midspan. Theoretical analysis, based on micromechanics and macromechanics, was performed to predict flexural deformation and stress distribution of the pultruded laminate beam. Based on the continuum damage model proposed by the authors, this paper mainly investigates the flexural behavior and failure pattern of pultruded lamination. The theoretical and finite element results agreed well with the test results. The results can provide a reference for the design of the structural pultruded modular systems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6751636
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Yun Sun
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Assessment of Flexural Behavior of Pultruded GFRP Laminates for Bridge Deck Applications
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Assessment of Flexural Behavior of Pultruded GFRP Laminates for Bridge Deck Applications
title_full Assessment of Flexural Behavior of Pultruded GFRP Laminates for Bridge Deck Applications
title_fullStr Assessment of Flexural Behavior of Pultruded GFRP Laminates for Bridge Deck Applications
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title_short Assessment of Flexural Behavior of Pultruded GFRP Laminates for Bridge Deck Applications
title_sort assessment of flexural behavior of pultruded gfrp laminates for bridge deck applications
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