USE OF FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR FATIGUE CRACK REPAIR IN STEEL BRIDGE GIRDERS AND OTHER METAL STRUCTURES (EXPLORATORY PROJECT)

Exploratory research will be conducted in order to demonstrate the possibilities of using fiber composite for repair of fatigue cracks by: studying the behavior of a fatigue crack repair scheme using composite materials; implementing of NDE techniques for evaluating the repair; and evaluating the influence of surface steel condition in the performance of the repair.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $25000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  RE-0322-01

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754
• Project Managers:

  Jones, John

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kansas, Lawrence

  1530 West 15th Street
  Lawrence, KS  United States  66045
• Principal Investigators:

  Ramirez, Guillermo

• Start Date: 20020701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 6825

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Cracking; Fatigue (Mechanics); Girders; Maintenance; Research projects; Steel structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459418
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Contract Numbers: RE-0322-01
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:03PM