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https://doi.org/10.3141/1770-13

http://scholar.google.com...erry&publication_year=2001

Corrosion of metallic reinforcement is a primary cause of reinforced concrete bridge deck deterioration. A potential innovative solution to this problem is to eliminate this corrosion by using nonmetallic fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars. FRP bars consist of continuous fibers of glass (GFRP), aramid (AFRP), carbon (CFRP), or a combination of these (hybrid FRP), impregnated with and bound by a resin matrix through a pultrusion, braiding, or weaving manufacturing process. Each of these fiber types is linearly elastic to failure. Characteristics of FRP bars include electrochemical inertness, high tensile strength, low weight, low elastic modulus (primarily GFRP and AFRP), and low shear strength. For increased bridge deck service life, electrochemical inertness is the most important characteristic of FRP bars. The structural design of a concrete bridge deck with FRP top mat reinforcement is presented. The deck is supported on five prestressed concrete Type C beams. The 200-mm (8-in.) nominal-depth deck is designed for self-weight, bridge rails, overlay, MS18 (HS20) wheel loads, and bridge rail impact loads. The continuous beam analysis with distribution of force effect is based on AASHTO distribution formulas. The discussion includes required flexural strength, limits on calculated crack width, FRP bar bond stress characteristics, durability, and shear strength of the concrete deck reinforced with embedded FRP bars.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1770, Design of Structures 2001.

English

Harichandran, R S

p. 94-104

2001

Transportation Research Record

0309072328

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Bond strength (Materials); Bridge decks; Cracking; Durability; Electrochemistry; Fiber reinforced plastics; Flexural strength; Modulus of elasticity; Reinforced concrete; Reinforcing bars; Shear strength; Structural design; Tensile strength; Weight; Width

Electrochemical inertness

Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls

TRIS, TRB

Dec 6 2001 12:00AM

• BRIDGE SAFETY MONITORING USING COUPLED CURRENT DEVICE IMAGES
• COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AASHTO LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN DISTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR SLAB-GIRDER BRIDGES
• DEBRIS FLOW SIMULATION FOR HIGHWAY CROSS CULVERTS
• DESIGN OF PROFILE WALL THERMOPLASTIC PIPE FOR LOCAL BUCKLING (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• DESIGN OF ROUTE 895 BRIDGE OVER JAMES RIVER IN VIRGINIA
• DIAGNOSTIC AND IN-SERVICE TESTING OF TRANSIT RAILWAY BRIDGE
• DYNAMIC LOADING OF BRIDGES
• EFFECT OF BEARING STIFFNESS AND SKEW ANGLE ON PERFORMANCE OF PRECAST CONCRETE BRIDGE
• EFFECTIVE USE OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT TO ACHIEVE AESTHETIC QUALITY IN BRIDGE DESIGN
• ESCAPE ADITS FOR TUNNEL SAFETY
• EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF BRACED-CHAIN EYEBAR BRIDGE
• EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF METALLIC DAMPERS FOR SEISMIC RETROFIT OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES
• FATIGUE ASSESSMENT OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAST ARMS BASED ON FIELD TEST DATA UNDER NATURAL WIND GUSTS
• FIELD INVESTIGATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
• FIELD STUDIES OF STRENGTHENED TIMBER RAILROAD BRIDGE
• HEALTH MONITORING OF IRONTON-RUSSELL BRIDGE FOR RATING PURPOSES
• LONG-TERM DURABILITY OF STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE LUMBER IN BRIDGE APPLICATIONS
• PERFORMANCE IN LIEU OF PRESCRIPTION IN BRIDGE DESIGN: CHANGI AIRPORT MEZZANINE BRIDGE, SINGAPORE
• PERFORMANCE OF FIVE-SPAN STEEL BRIDGE WITH FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE DECK PANELS
• PERFORMANCE OF GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER DECK ON STEEL GIRDER BRIDGE
• PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND BRIDGE TYPE SELECTION
• REPAIR AND STRENGTHENING OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES THROUGH APPLICATION OF CORRECTIVE POSTTENSIONING FORCES WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS
• RETROFITTING TO CORRECT UPLIFT OF CURVED GIRDER BRIDGE THROUGH FIELD TESTING AND ANALYSIS
• SOIL PRESSURE MEASURED AT VARIOUS FILL HEIGHTS ABOVE DEEPLY BURIED THERMOPLASTIC PIPE
• SUPERSTRUCTURE FLEXIBILITY AND DISINTEGRATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE DECK SLABS: AN LRFD PERSPECTIVE
• TIME-DEPENDENT DEFLECTION OF THERMOPLASTIC PIPES UNDER DEEP BURIAL
• ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF GLUED LAMINATED TIMBER FABRICATED WITH DEFECTS
• UPDATE ON ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON BRIDGE RESTRAINERS
• VIRTUAL REALITY IMAGES TO AID PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN APPEARANCE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES