Publications by Michael Osei-Antwi

GFRP-Balsa Sandwich Bridge Deck: Concept, Design, and Experimental Validation

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Michael Osei-Antwi

The concept, design, and experimental validation of the new Avancon Bridge in Bex, Switzerland, are described. The lightweight glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) sandwich bridge deck adhesively bonded to steel girders, reduced the traffic disruption per ...

American Society of Civil Engineers2014

FRP-balsa composite sandwich bridge deck with complex core configuration

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Michael Osei-Antwi

The aim of this work was to investigate to what extent the performance of a glass fiberreinforced polymer (GFRP) sandwich slab-bridge with uniform high-density balsa core could be improved in terms of structural efficiency and weight thanks to a more compl ...

2014

GFRP-balsa sandwich bridge deck: Concept, design and experimental validation

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Michael Osei-Antwi

The concept, design and experimental validation of the new Avançon Bridge in Bex, Switzerland, are described. The lightweight glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) sandwich bridge deck adhesively bonded to steel girders reduced the traffic disruption perio ...

2014

Structural limits of FRP-balsa sandwich decks in bridge construction

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Michael Osei-Antwi

The span limits of two glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bridge concepts involving GFRP-balsa sandwich plates are discussed. The sandwich plates were either used directly as slab bridges or as decks of a hybrid sandwich-steel girder bridges. In the lat ...

International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering2014

Structural performance of complex core systems for FRP-balsa composite sandwich bridge decks

Michael Osei-Antwi

Based on current fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite construction principles, FRP decks fall into two categories: pultruded decks and sandwich decks. Sandwich decks comprise face sheets and either honeycombs or foams reinforced with internal FRP webs ...

EPFL2014

Fracture in complex balsa cores of fiber-reinforced polymer sandwich structures

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Michael Osei-Antwi

Fracture in the complex balsa cores of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sandwich beams was analyzed. The cores were composed of high- and low-density balsa layers separated by a circular adhesive interface or FRP arch. The balsa layers were cut from panels w ...

Elsevier2014

Analytical modeling of local stresses at Balsa/timber core joints of FRP sandwich structures

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Michael Osei-Antwi

In order to optimize sandwich structures, core materials of different density and thus different stiffness and strength are often combined. The material discontinuities at joints of dissimilar core materials may lead to abrupt changes of the shear angles a ...

Elsevier2014

Modeling of axial and shear stresses in multilayer Sandwich beams with stiff core layers

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Michael Osei-Antwi

In order to optimize the load-bearing behavior of sandwich structures and adapt it to specific requirements, their core may be composed of layers of different materials with tailored properties. These layers may consist not only of soft foam or honeycomb m ...

Elsevier2014

Structural limits of FRP-balsa sandwich decks in bridge construction

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Michael Osei-Antwi

The span limits of two glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bridge concepts involving GFRP-balsa sandwich plates are discussed. The sandwich plates were either used directly as slab bridges or as decks of a hybrid sandwich-steel girder bridges. In the lat ...

Elsevier2014

FRP-Balsa Composite Sandwich Bridge Deck with Complex Core Assembly

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Michael Osei-Antwi

The aim of this work was to investigate to what extent the performance of a glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) sandwich slab-bridge with a uniform high-density balsa core could be improved in terms of structural efficiency and weight by using a more com ...

American Society of Civil Engineers2013

Shear mechanical characterization of balsa wood as core material of composite sandwich panels

Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Michael Osei-Antwi

An experimental study was performed using Iosipescu specimens to evaluate the effects of parameters such as shear plane, density and adhesive joints on the shear stiffness and strength of balsa wood panels as well as the variation of ductility with respect ...

Elsevier2013