There are limited previous works focusing on the occurrence of intermediate debonding in steel beams strengthened with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) plates. Tested beams in the past experiments invoked an intermediate ...

The physically acceptable analysis of stress intensity factors (SIFs) for cracked steel I-beams was presented in this research. The finite element method was used to calculate the stress intensity factors of two-tip web ...

Repeated traffic loading assists distortion-induced fatigue cracks in the web gaps at connections between the steel girders and out-of-plane elements such as diaphragms and cross frames in the steel bridges. Unstiffened ...

This research presents a design optimization process that combines the finite element (FE) method, genetic programming (GP), and optimization solvers, i.e., genetic algorithm (GA) and nonlinear programming, for double-sided ...

This research studies the flexural behaviors of steel beams strengthened with partial-length adhesive-bonded CFRP plates under static and constant amplitude fatigue loadings. Three main behaviors related to the determination ...