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Double-layer prefabricated FRP grids for rapid bridge deck construction: case study
This paper presents a case study of prefabricated double-layer pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) grids for bridge deck construction. These grids were used to reinforce a 39.6 m long by 13.7 m wide (130 by 45 ft) bridge deck on US Highway 151 over the De Neveu Creek in Wisconsin. The Federal Highway Administration Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program invested resources in this program to investigate new uses for off-the-shelf technologies in constructing highway bridges. The feasibility of modifying manufacturing techniques to create innovative double-layer, 3D pultruded, FRP grids measuring 12.9 m long by 2.4 m wide by 16.5 cm deep (42 ft 6 in. by 8 ft by 6 1/2 in.) was investigated. In addition, the feasibility of placing the grids rapidly and constructing a bridge deck was also demonstrated. The FRP grids were required to meet a prescriptive material specification and a structural performance specification. Shear connectors were designed by the manufacturer to join large top and bottom grids to form an integrated 3D reinforcing module. From a construction perspective, the reinforcement grids were designed to be moved in a single lift of a crane and placed on the bridge girders. The paper reports on the development of the FRP 3D grids and provides details on the construction aspects of the bridge project.
Double-layer prefabricated FRP grids for rapid bridge deck construction: case study
This paper presents a case study of prefabricated double-layer pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) grids for bridge deck construction. These grids were used to reinforce a 39.6 m long by 13.7 m wide (130 by 45 ft) bridge deck on US Highway 151 over the De Neveu Creek in Wisconsin. The Federal Highway Administration Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program invested resources in this program to investigate new uses for off-the-shelf technologies in constructing highway bridges. The feasibility of modifying manufacturing techniques to create innovative double-layer, 3D pultruded, FRP grids measuring 12.9 m long by 2.4 m wide by 16.5 cm deep (42 ft 6 in. by 8 ft by 6 1/2 in.) was investigated. In addition, the feasibility of placing the grids rapidly and constructing a bridge deck was also demonstrated. The FRP grids were required to meet a prescriptive material specification and a structural performance specification. Shear connectors were designed by the manufacturer to join large top and bottom grids to form an integrated 3D reinforcing module. From a construction perspective, the reinforcement grids were designed to be moved in a single lift of a crane and placed on the bridge girders. The paper reports on the development of the FRP 3D grids and provides details on the construction aspects of the bridge project.
Double-layer prefabricated FRP grids for rapid bridge deck construction: case study
Doppellagige vorgefertigte Verbundwerkstoffgitter zum schnellen Aufbau von Brückenfahrbahnen: Eine Fallstudie
Bank, Lawrence C. (author) / Oliva, Michael G. (author) / Russell, Jeffrey S. (author) / Jacobson, David A. (author) / Conachen, Mack (author) / Nelson, Bruce (author) / McMonigal, Dennis (author)
Journal of Composites for Construction ; 10 ; 204-212
2006
9 Seiten, 15 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 15 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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