cfrp tendons: quo vadis? 03 - urs meier (web).pdf2 cfrp cables in bottom chord each 91 wires...
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CFRP Tendons: Quo vadis?
Urs Meier
EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for
Materials Science and Technology
Future Infrastructure Forum 2 EPSRC Network for Resilient & Sustainable Infrastructure
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today: ETH Zurich Campus downtown
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today: ETH Zurich Campus downtown
Ranking according to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University:
on European Continent # 1
worldwide # 23
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today: ETH Zurich Campus Hönggerberg
CE
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EMPA today
3 Sites
810 Employees
360 University graduates
10 Professors
120 PhD candidates
132th anniversary
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5m
Scanning electron microscope cross section of
wire made of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers
Fibre volume content: 72%
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Worlds first cable stayed bridge with parallel steel wire bundles
Designers: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. F. Leonhardt & Dr. Ing. W. Andrä
1972 Kurt Schuhmacher Bridge
crossing river Rhine in Mannheim
Stay cables: - prone to corrosion - prone to fatigue
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1972 Kurt Schuhmacher Bridge
This example was for EMPA the driving force to initiate in 1980
together with the Swiss Company BBR Ltd the development of
CFRP parallel wire bundles.
After only 15 years severe corrosion
and many broken wires!
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CFRP wire
• lightweight, 1.5 t/m3
• no corrosion
• no stress corrosion
• outstanding fatigue
• very high strength, 3’300 MPa
• high modulus, 150 … 400 GPa 5 mm diameter
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CFRP wire
400‘000 filaments
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Development of anchorage system
First half of 80ties: “Blood, sweat and tears”, flops and failures
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very easy application like
„Structural Wallpaper“
However first success with CFRP post-
strengthening
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1991 World’s first CFRP strip application
Ibach bridge
by accident …
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Ibach bridge 1991
only 6 working hours!
CFRP strips are going to be prepared
Ibach bridge 1991
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From JEC 2009 in Paris
Worldwide annual carbon fiber production in 2008: 35'000 t
Source Dr. Christophe Lanoud, R&D GE
Air- & Spacecraft
Industry
Construction
Industry
Sport
Industry
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How do we grip the CFRP wires?
We developed a cone anchorage system
similar to the BBR High-Am System
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Which load transfer media (LTM)?
F
Load Transfer Media
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Which load transfer media (LTM)?
F
creep resistant
→ high modulus
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Which load transfer media (LTM)?
F
therefore
shear peak
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F F
Which load transfer media (LTM)?
Gradient
LTM
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F F
Which load transfer media (LTM)?
bluted shear peak
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F F
Which load transfer media (LTM)?
Tailor made shear
stress distribution
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241 CFRP wires each 5 mm diameter, 12 MN
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Concept of anchorage socket
Load Transfer Media
LTM
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Concept of anchorage socket
Load Transfer Media
LTM
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500 mm
Longitudinal section of anchorage
system with 241 wires
CFRP wires Load Side End of Termination
Gradient LTM
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241 wires (each 5 mm)
ultimate load: 12 MN
Parallel wire bundles
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Longitudinal strain in a wire inside of
anchorage
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Loading of fatigue test rig with CFRP cable
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CFRP cables
Fatigue loading
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CFRP cables
Fatigue loading
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CFRP cables
Fatigue loading
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CFRP cables
Fatigue loading
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CFRP cables
Fatigue loading
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CFRP cables
Fatigue loading
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CFRP cables
10 million cycles:
not any damage
Fatigue loading
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Stork bridge 1996 (124 m span, 2 lanes)
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relative displacement
Desired radial pressure
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Desired radial pressure
relative displacement
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Danger of creep failure (pull-out)
relative displacement
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Stork Bridge, Winterthur
Dis
pla
cem
ent
[mm
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Te
mp
era
ture
[°C
]
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
4/96 4/97 4/98 4/99 4/00 4/01 4/02 4/03 4/04 4/05 4/06 4/07 4/08 4/09 4/10
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
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Verdasio Bridge: External post-tensioning
1998
post-tensioned RC
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BBR Ltd, Zurich
Verdasio Bridge
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Continuous 2-span girder
the corroded steel
cables were replaced
by 4 CFRP cables
each of 600 kN
Sustained stress 1610 MPa
4 CFRP cables
New diaphragm New diaphragm
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BBR Ltd, Zurich
Verdasio Bridge, inside Box Girder
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Verdasio Bridge
-900
-800
-700
-600
-500
-400
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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rce [
kN
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-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
Tem
pera
ture
[°
C]
Not any stress relaxation
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Verdasio Bridge
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Rela
tive D
isp
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t [m
m]
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10
15
20
25
30
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ture
[°C
]
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2 CFRP cables each of 91 wires of 5 mm diameter
total post-tensioning force = 4.8 MN
Bridge over the "Kleine Emme“
1998
Cross section
View
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Bridge over the Kleine Emme
2 CFRP cables in bottom chord
each 91 wires
Sustained stress 1350 MPa
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Dintelhavenverkeersbrug 1999
Dutch Ministry of Transport and Public Works
Spanstahl BV, BBR, TNO, CUR R-Committee 97A
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Dintelhavenverkeersbrug 1999
4 CFRP cables each 91 wires ø 5 mm, length 75 m
Sustained stress 1480 MPa
Western Bridge
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4 CFRP cables each 91 wires ø 5 mm, length 75 m
Sustained stress 1480 MPa
Western Bridge
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Too expensive anchorage system for
tendons below 1 MN load capacity!
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Alternative Laminated CFRP
choice: strap
Pin loaded
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Pin Loaded, laminated CFRP Strap
Dr. A. Winistörfer
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Answer: very thin laminate (0.12 mm)
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laminated
non-laminated
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1kN 4kN 6kN 15kN
white
marks
Verification
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Verification
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3 MN Unit
A. Winistörfer
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Production by tape laying machine
up to 48 m
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Creep experiments
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• 92 % of UTS since 7 years
After a first “consolidation” scarcely no
more creep
Creep experiments
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First applications
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Cable dredger
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America's Cup Winner 2007 in Valencia Alinghi
with Pin Loaded CFRP-Stays
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Juli 2009
Dr. Adreas Winistörfer
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12 m
Pin loaded CFRP tendons
The bowstring arch bridge at EMPA
3 m
16 cm
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Wooden spacers between Glulam and GFRP
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Pin loaded CFRP tendons
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Pin loaded CFRP tendons
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Pin loaded CFRP tendons
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CFRP strap
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CFRP pin
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Pin loaded CFRP tendons
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Now there is an umbrella needed!
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GFRP Deck 8 mm thick
Space
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Pin loaded CFRP tendons
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GFRP deck leaks
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Silicone sealant leaks
GFRP deck
GFRP
post
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Volume versus Cost
Glulam
GFRP
CFRP
Volume
93.8%
5.9% 0.3%
Cost
18%
40% 42%
CFRP GBP 17‘000
GFRP GBP 18‘000
Glulam GBP 7‘800
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CO2-Footprint
Glulam
GFRP
CFRP
Volume
93.8%
5.9% 0.3%
negative!
unknown, less considerable
unknown, however considerable
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20 Years of Field experience proof that
• CFRP is a very reliable material in
construction.
• In rehabilitation CFRP is in many cases the
technically best suited and most
economical solution.
• New construction: as long as not the
whole lifecycle of a bridge is considered it
is not economical.
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State-of-the-art?
• stay cables
• suspender (hanger) cables
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What if we get to-morrow a contract for
CFRP cables for this kind of bridge?
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Yes we can immediately!
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Walt Whitman Suspension Bridge
What if we get to-morrow a contract for
CFRP suspenders for this bridge?
7 lanes, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Main span 610 m
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Defects
20
40
[m]
Suspender Cables South Side
610 [m]
53 2008
p. 51
What if we get to-morrow a contract for
CFRP suspenders for this bridge?
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Walt Whitman Suspension Bridge
7 lanes, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Main span 610 m
Yes we can immediately!
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Hanger
Bearing
connection
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On site fabrication of bearing
connection main cable
saddle
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On site fabrication of bearing
connection wrap PTFE foil
wrap PTFE foil
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On site fabrication of bearing
connection thread in
CFRP tape
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On site fabrication of bearing
connection thread in
CFRP tape
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On site fabrication of bearing
connection
Adhere closed
loop (temporary)
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On site fabrication of bearing
connection
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On site fabrication of bearing
connection
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Pin plate
connection
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Juli 2009
Dr. Adreas Winistörfer
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Loss of a high percentage of cross
section of main cables due to corrosion
Forth Road Bronx Whitestone
and many others!
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Bronx Whitestone
What if we get to-morrow a contract for
CFRP main cables for such a bridge?
Forth Road
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We cannot! We need more R&D
Problem:
lateral
stresses
over the
saddle
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Future Needs
• R&D: - solution for saddles for main cables - solution for saddles for stay cables - development of CFRP anchorage socket
• Applications to build up confidence: - suspender cables - stay cables
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Visions for the Strait of Taiwan
Acad. Lin Yan Pei
Presentation at
Bridge Tech 2010 in
Shanghai
?
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A Vision for a Suspension Bridge across the
Strait of Taiwan with a Main Span of 3500 m
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Break-Even Span
for New
Suspension
Bridges
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Break-even is a
point where any
difference between
plus or minus
changes side
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Most economic materials for very long span
bridges not considering maintenance:
span < 4000 m → steel
span > 4000 m → CFRP
“Break even span” (analogous to the “break even point”)
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Research platform FRP bridge
Transceiver
Sensor
Transceiver
Sensor
Goal: oscillation mitigation of light-weight bridges
Wireless
Sensor
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EMPA partners and sponsors
(chronological)
• Ciba-Geigy AG
• Kommission für Technologie
und Innovation (KTI)
• Stahlton AG
• BBR VT International Ltd
• Stesalit AG
• Cellpack AG
• Kanton Luzern
• Sika Schweiz AG
• S & P Clever Reinforcement AG
• Stadt Winterthur
• Winterthur Versicherungen
• Sacac Schleuderbetonwerk AG
• Ingenieurbüro Kempe GmbH
• Sulzer Innotec AG
• Dr. Deuring + Oehninger AG
• Carbo-Link GmbH
• Fiberline Composites A/S
• Maagtechnic AG
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EMPA co-workers and students
involved (chronological)
• Urs Meier
• Stephan Lingenhel
• Hanspeter Kaiser
• Heinz Meier
• Patrick Kim
• Thanasis Triantafillou
• Nikola Deskovic
• Masoud Motavalli
• Martin Deuring
• Gregor Schwegler
• Urs von Burg
• Andreas Winistörfer
• Iwan Stöcklin
• Giovanni P. Terrasi
• Roman Graf
• Stefan Kaufmann
• Christoph Bär
• Rolf Brönnimann
• Philipp Nellen
• Ernst Lutz
• Peter Anderegg
• Pascal Klein
• Marie-Anne Erki
• Janet Lees
• Frank Stenger
• Tomaz Ulaga
• Janine Régnault
• Claudia Kaufmann
• Monica Garcez
• Albrecht von Boetticher
• Christa Jordi
• Rahel Nägeli
• Andreas Langenegger
• Michael Roth
• Tobias Huber
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Dr. Janet Lees, University of Cambridge
5.8 t 12 t
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Flexural testing
Dr. Giovanni P Terrasi
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Made with Pre-tensioned CFRP 10 km CFRP wires
Giovanni P Terrasi / SACCAC
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Made with Pre-tensioned CFRP 19 km CFRP wires
Giovanni P Terrasi / SACCAC
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Thank you very much
for your attention