Performance Evaluation Of Short Span Bridges Built With Fiber Reinforced Polymer Frp Composite Systems

Download or read book Performance Evaluation of Short-span Bridges Built with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Systems written by Ursula Mercedes Deza and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This investigation studied the structural performance of FRP composite materials in bridge decks through in-place load tests and analytical studies. Two multi-panel bridge decks were studied: Saint Francis Street Bridge consisting of a deck built with four glass FRP (GFRP) honeycomb panels, whereas Waters Street Bridge consists of nine FRP-RC panels. The performance of the two bridges was monitored by load tests for over three to four years. The main objectives of this investigation were: to examine the deflection data in service that can be correlated to allowable deflections; to estimate if there is any stiffness degradation that can indicate distress in the deck; to compute the load fraction distribution between panels based on experimental data and attempt the load rating using the load test results"--Introduction, leaves 2-3.