International Institute for FRP in Construction
FRP Photo Competition '05
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Ref. No.:
PC05-040
Caption:

Failure of AASHTO Type II Bridge Girder Repaired with CFRP Sheets

Category: 2
Photographers:
Owen Rosenboom
Description:

The damaged girder was taken from a bridge which was hit by an overheight vehicle and repaired using polymer modified mortar and CFRP sheets. After surviving 2 million cycles of fatigue loading, the girder was brought to failure which occurred due to concrete crushing in the unrepaired region.