Research Article

Improvement of Stop-Hole Method on Fatigue-Cracked Steel Plates by Using High-Strength Bolts and CFRP Strips

Table 3

Summary of load cases of test specimens.

Strengthening methodSpecimenLoad range (kN)

Unrepaired (Group 1)1-116.7∼166.7
1-219.4∼194.4
1–322.2∼222.2

Only stop-hole (Group 2)2-116.7∼166.7
2-219.4∼194.4
2-322.2∼222.2

High-strength bolt stop-hole (Group 3)3–116.7∼166.7
3-219.4∼194.4
3-322.2∼222.2

High-modulus CFRP (Group 4)4–116.7∼166.7
4-219.4∼194.4
4-322.2∼222.2