Research Article

Fatigue Performance of CFRP-Strengthened Rib-to-Diaphragm Welded Details of Orthotropic Steel Decks: Experimental and Numerical Evaluation

Table 2

Static-load stress before and after strengthening.

Welded jointStrain gaugeStress (MPa)Variation rate of absolute value
Before strengtheningAfter strengthening

D2D2-159.076.028.8%
D2-3-43.0-30.0-30.2%
D2-12197.0123.0-37.6%
D3D3-194.0128.036.2%
D3-3-39.0-27.0-30.8%
D3-12182.0115.0-36.8%
D6D6-3-176.0-170.0-3.41%
D7D6-3-147.0-128.0-10.80