Squarethreaddimensions chart

© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Liu, Y., Zwingmann, B., & Schlaich, M. (2015). Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Cable Structures—A Review. Polymers, 7(10), 2078-2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101501

Squarethreadcalculation

Abstract: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) is an advanced composite material with the advantages of high strength, lightweight, no corrosion and excellent fatigue resistance. Therefore, unidirectional CFRP has great potential for cables and to replace steel cables in cable structures. However, CFRP is a typical orthotropic material and its strength and modulus perpendicular to the fiber direction are much lower than those in the fiber direction, which brings a challenge for anchoring CFRP cables. This paper presents an overview of application of CFRP cables in cable structures, including historical review, state of the art and prospects for the future. After introducing properties of carbon fibers, mechanical characteristics and structural forms of CFRP cables, existing CFRP cable structures in the world (all of them are cable bridges) are reviewed. Especially, their CFRP cable anchorages are presented in detail. New applications for CFRP cables, i.e., cable roofs and cable facades, are also presented, including the introduction of a prototype CFRP cable roof and the conceptual design of a novel structure—CFRP Continuous Band Winding System. In addition, other challenges that impede widespread application of CFRP cable structures are briefly introduced. Keywords: fiber reinforced polymer; CFRP cable; cable structure; anchorage

Squarethreadspecification

Liu, Y., Zwingmann, B., & Schlaich, M. (2015). Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Cable Structures—A Review. Polymers, 7(10), 2078-2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101501

Image

SquarethreadBolt

Editor’s Choice articles are based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal.

Feature papers are submitted upon individual invitation or recommendation by the scientific editors and must receive positive feedback from the reviewers.

Squarethreadtypes

Feature papers represent the most advanced research with significant potential for high impact in the field. A Feature Paper should be a substantial original Article that involves several techniques or approaches, provides an outlook for future research directions and describes possible research applications.

All articles published by MDPI are made immediately available worldwide under an open access license. No special permission is required to reuse all or part of the article published by MDPI, including figures and tables. For articles published under an open access Creative Common CC BY license, any part of the article may be reused without permission provided that the original article is clearly cited. For more information, please refer to https://www.mdpi.com/openaccess.

Liu, Yue, Bernd Zwingmann, and Mike Schlaich. 2015. "Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Cable Structures—A Review" Polymers 7, no. 10: 2078-2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101501

Liu, Yue, Bernd Zwingmann, and Mike Schlaich. 2015. "Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Cable Structures—A Review" Polymers 7, no. 10: 2078-2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101501

SquarethreadChart pdf

Liu Y, Zwingmann B, Schlaich M. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Cable Structures—A Review. Polymers. 2015; 7(10):2078-2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101501

Liu Y, Zwingmann B, Schlaich M. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Cable Structures—A Review. Polymers. 2015; 7(10):2078-2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101501

Liu, Y.; Zwingmann, B.; Schlaich, M. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Cable Structures—A Review. Polymers 2015, 7, 2078-2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101501

Liu, Y.; Zwingmann, B.; Schlaich, M. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Cable Structures—A Review. Polymers 2015, 7, 2078-2099. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101501