Experimental Study on Improving Local Buckling Behavior of Steel Plates Strengthened With Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers

dc.contributor.advisor Eğilmez, Oğuz Özgür
dc.contributor.author Güven, Can Ali
dc.date.accessioned 2014-07-22T13:53:03Z
dc.date.available 2014-07-22T13:53:03Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.description Thesis (Master)--Izmir Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering, Izmir, 2009 en_US
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves: 87-91) en_US
dc.description Text in English; Abstract: Turkish and Enlish en_US
dc.description xi, 91 leaves en_US
dc.description.abstract Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) applications becoming one of the most efficient strengthening methods to improve mechanical properties of previously built steel structures. In strengthening applications FRP materials generally used in web or flange sections of steel members to provide a bracing against local buckling. By the help of their easy application and their tailorable mechanical properties, FRPs provide various options for selecting the most suitable FRP material for applications. This study focuses on using GFRP to enhance the buckling behavior of GFRPstrengthened steel plates under axial loading. For that purpose, a detailed experimental study program has been followed revealing mechanical properties of GFRP material, steel and interaction between steel-GFRP. Previous studies showed that the surface bond between GFRP and steel section as the weakest link of the structure. As a result of this, various epoxies, surface preparation primers, surface treatments are used to produce Lap-Shear specimens to provide most efficient surface interaction between GFRP and steel. Results of these experiments provided us data to decide most suitable surface treatment, surface primer and epoxy combination in the GFRP Strengthened Steel Plate Tests with the ability to in-situ application. 350x200x20 mm steel plates are strengthened with various thickness (2, 4 and 16 layers) and surface areas (80mm x 300mm, 160 x 300mm) of GFRP to compare the stabilization in buckling values with bare steel plates. Plates are strengthened with GFRP on both sides and they are tested in compression testing equipment. LVDTs are used to collect axial and lateral buckling while strain-gauges attached to both composite used to collect axial and lateral buckling while strain-gauges attached to both composite plates strengthened with GFRP material showed that application of GFRP provides enhancement to the plastic buckling of steel plates. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11147/4043
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Izmir Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher Izmir Institute of Technology en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.subject.lcc TA412. G98 2009 en
dc.subject.lcsh Building materials--Testing en
dc.subject.lcsh Strenght of materials en
dc.subject.lcsh Plates,iron and steel--Testing en
dc.subject.lcsh Glass fibers en
dc.title Experimental Study on Improving Local Buckling Behavior of Steel Plates Strengthened With Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers en_US
dc.type Master Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
gdc.author.institutional Güven, Can Ali
gdc.coar.access open access
gdc.coar.type text::thesis::master thesis
gdc.description.department Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering en_US
gdc.description.publicationcategory Tez en_US
gdc.description.scopusquality N/A
gdc.description.wosquality N/A
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