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On the performance of a very large all-GFRP strut and tie structure
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Boscato, G., Mottram, J. Toby and Russo, S. (2014) On the performance of a very large all-GFRP strut and tie structure. Mechanics of Composite Materials, 50 (4). pp. 404-416. doi:10.1007/s11029-014-9427-x ISSN 0191-5665.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11029-014-9427-x
Abstract
An analysis of the dynamic response of a fiber-reinforced-polymer (FRP) structure serving as a temporary (weather) shelter for the church of S. Maria Paganica in L’Aquila is presented. The church suffered roof collapse during a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in April, 2009. The structure is a rectilinear space frame constructed from built-up members of pultruded profiles and steel bolted FRP gusset plates. It has a maximum height of 32 m, covers an area of 1050 m2, and weighs (only) 120 kN. Foundations are free-standing blocks of reinforced concrete connected, just above the floor of the church, by steel bars 16 mm in diameter. A finite-element analysis (FEA) is used to determine the seismic response of the main section to the FRP structure. The nonlinear FE responses of the structure subjected to design response spectra (in the ultimate limit state) are presented and evaluated.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Mechanics of Composite Materials | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0191-5665 | ||||||||
Official Date: | September 2014 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 50 | ||||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 404-416 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s11029-014-9427-x | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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