Use of embedded self-repair adhesives in certain areas of concrete bridge members to prevent failure from severe dynamic loading

Carolyn M. Dry; Jacob Unzicker

doi:10.1117/12.352786

12 July 1999 Use of embedded self-repair adhesives in certain areas of concrete bridge members to prevent failure from severe dynamic loading

Carolyn M. Dry, Jacob Unzicker

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Proceedings Volume 3675, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Smart Materials Technologies; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.352786
Event: 1999 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

While preventing structural damage caused by dynamic loading is typically addressed at a bridge's structural level, this report presents a design for the internal release of adhesives for resisting dynamic loading of reinforced concrete at the materials level. Normal reinforced concrete lacks the ability to directly respond to the formation of cracking within its own cross section during dynamic loading. Present designs for dynamic loading resistance attempt to control the structure's response by focusing on the properties of mass, stiffness, and damping, as the governing equation for structural response to dynamic loading is modeled.

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Carolyn M. Dry and Jacob Unzicker "Use of embedded self-repair adhesives in certain areas of concrete bridge members to prevent failure from severe dynamic loading", Proc. SPIE 3675, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Smart Materials Technologies, (12 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.352786

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