Development and application of FASSTbridge solution to Jarama bridge (fast and effective solution for steel bridges lifetime extension)

Sylvain Chataigner, Karim Benzarti, Gilles Foret, Jean François Caron, Marc Quiertant, Maria Zalbide, David Garcia, Inigo Calderon, Ignacio Pinero, Gianluca Gemignani, Veit Birtel, Frank Lehmann, Mazen Wahbeh, Rami Boundouki, Elena Martin, Luis Sopena, Mark Weidemueller, Michael Fischer, Concepcion Iborra

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Abstract

One of the goals of sustainable development applied to bridge infrastructure is to provide bridge owners with strengthening solutions that may lead to an increase of existing structures service life. In the case of steel bridges, the assessment of the remaining service life is most often linked to the determination of the structural deterioration caused by corrosion and fatigue. Damage caused by fatigue is very difficult to assess before crack initiation, and is more bound to occur in old structures, for which the phenomenon was not taken into account in design before 1970. In addition, old steel materials present a more brittle behavior. In answer to these challenges, the FASSTbridge project, financed through European Infravation call, aimed at developing a pre-cracking fatigue assessment and strengthening methodology for steel bridges based on the technology of adhesively bonded composite. The proposed article presents some of the results of this project.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIABSE Symposium, Nantes 2018
Subtitle of host publicationTomorrow's Megastructures
PublisherInternational Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
PagesS21-35-S21-44
ISBN (Electronic)9783857481611
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event40th IABSE Symposium in Nantes 2018: Tomorrow's Megastructures - Nantes, France
Duration: 19 Sept 201821 Sept 2018

Publication series

NameIABSE Symposium, Nantes 2018: Tomorrow's Megastructures

Conference

Conference40th IABSE Symposium in Nantes 2018: Tomorrow's Megastructures
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNantes
Period19/09/1821/09/18

Keywords

  • Adhesive
  • Application
  • CFRP
  • Fatigue
  • Methodology
  • Steel bridges
  • Strengthening system

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