Load Testing a CFRP-Reinforced Bridge

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Title: Load Testing a CFRP-Reinforced Bridge

Author(s): Nabil F. Grace, John J. Roller, Fredrick C. Navarre, Richard B. Nacey, and Wayne Bonus

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 26

Issue: 7

Appears on pages(s): 51-57

Keywords: Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer; instrumentation; inspection; load distribution.

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Date: 7/1/2004

Abstract:
Fibrous composite materials are currently used to reinforce concrete beams, girders, and/or slabs in innovative infrastructure throughout the world. The Bridge Street Bridge Deployment Project in Southfield, MI, is an example of one such innovative project where bridge members are reinforced and prestressed almost entirely with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) tendons and strands. This article will focus on the details and findings related to a field load test conducted on one of the project’s bridges, Structure B, after construction completion.




  


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