FraMCoS 5 2004 Vail, Colorado, USA

Designing Strengthening of Structures Given the Uncertainty of Fracture Mechanics

Strengthening of structures with carbon fibers is a new method to increase the lifetime of an existing structure. In some countries guidelines in this field are available. Numerical simulations can simulate the real behaviour of the failure mechanism of the…

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Abstract

Strengthening of structures with carbon fibers is a new method to increase the lifetime of an existing structure. In some countries guidelines in this field are available. Numerical simulations can simulate the real behaviour of the failure mechanism of the strengthened structures. Coupling a probabilistic tool to the numerical calculation may decrease the discussion about uncertainties. The influence factor of each stochastic parameter on the reliability index shows the designer the points of emphasis.