Durability of fibre-reinforced polymer-wood composite members: An overview

M Bazli, M Heitzmann, BV Hernandez - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This review is focused on the durability aspects of timber structures strengthened with fibre-
reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. Although FRP composite enhances the strength and …

Local FRP reinforcement of existing timber beams

M Corradi, CM Vemury, V Edmondson… - Composite …, 2021 - Elsevier
Timber beams in historic buildings tend to display signs of mechanical degradation in the
form of large bending deformations and reduced capacity, often caused by timber defects …

Experimental and computational investigations into creep response of AFRP reinforced timber beams

M Yahyaei-Moayyed, F Taheri - Composite structures, 2011 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, several attempts have been made to strengthen and stiffen timber
beams by reinforcing them with layers of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites …

Experimental investigation on the long-term behaviour of prefabricated timber-concrete composite beams with steel plate connections

B Shi, W Liu, H Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of long-term experiments performed on three timber-concrete
composite (TCC) beams. An innovative fabricated steel plate connection system, which …

Modelling the hygro-mechanical creep behaviour of FRP reinforced timber elements

C O'Ceallaigh, K Sikora, D McPolin, AM Harte - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
A fully coupled moisture-displacement finite element model has been developed to predict
the viscoelastic, mechano-sorptive and swelling/shrinkage behaviour of FRP reinforced …

Creep performance and analysis of glass fiber reinforced glulam beams under the influence of climatic conditions

YJ Song, IH Lee, SI Hong - Wood Material Science & Engineering, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Owing to its light weight, ease of production, and good mechanical performance, glass fiber
reinforcement has often been chosen to improve the flexural performance of glulam and to …

Rheological relaxation of OSB beams reinforced with CFRP composites

T Socha, K Kula, A Denisiewicz, G Lesiuk… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
An experimental and analytical approach to the relaxation problem of wood-based materials—
OSB (Oriented Strand Boards—pressed wood-based composite panels) beams, including …

An investigation of the viscoelastic creep behaviour of basalt fibre reinforced timber elements

C O'Ceallaigh, K Sikora, D McPolin, AM Harte - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
An investigation was carried out to examine the effect of flexural reinforcement on the long-
term behaviour of timber beams. Creep tests, utilising statistically matched groups, were …

Long-term loading behavior of a full-scale glubam bridge model

Y **ao, L Li, RZ Yang - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
Abstract A 9.4-m-long, full-scale glued laminated bamboo (glubam) bridge model was
constructed to duplicate a prototype truckload bridge. The soffit of the 600-mm-deep and 120 …

Performance of glued-laminated timbers with FRP shear and flexural reinforcement

TR Gentry - Journal of composites for construction, 2011 - ascelibrary.org
Glued-laminated wood beams (glulams) have low allowable shear stresses relative to
competitive engineering wood products such as parallel strand lumber and laminated …