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 joint | Strain gauge | Stress (MPa) | Variation rate of absolute value | Before strengthening | After strengthening |
| D2 | D2-1 | 59.0 | 76.0 | 28.8% | D2-3 | -43.0 | -30.0 | -30.2% | D2-12 | 197.0 | 123.0 | -37.6% | D3 | D3-1 | 94.0 | 128.0 | 36.2% | D3-3 | -39.0 | -27.0 | -30.8% | D3-12 | 182.0 | 115.0 | -36.8% | D6 | D6-3 | -176.0 | -170.0 | -3.41% | D7 | D6-3 | -147.0 | -128.0 | -10.80 |
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