Optimal design for the mortar-filled glass fibre-reinforced polymer tube dowels

Use of mortar-filled glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) tubes is considered as an alternative of steel dowel bars in concrete pavement. The mortar-filled GFRP tubes have two major advantages over conventional steel dowels: its stiffness is comparable to that of concrete and it has a high corrosion resistance. In the present study, five different types of mortar, made with different concrete materials and mix proportions, were used to fill up a given GFRP tube. The mechanical properties, such as flexural and shear strength, of these mortar-filled GFRP tubes were investigated. One mortar-filled GFRP tube was then selected and used as dowels in field pavement. The field performance of the mortar-filled GFRP tube dowels was evaluated. The results indicate that the GFRP tube dowels have sufficient load transfer capacity and the overall performance of the GFRP tube dowels is comparable to that of steel dowel.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2013.837834
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Hu, Chichun
  • Wang, Duanyi
  • Wang, Kejin
  • Lu, Gang
• Publication Date: 2013-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 847-863
• Serial:
  • Road Materials and Pavement Design
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1468-0629
  • EISSN: 2164-7402
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/trmp20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Dowels (Fasteners); Fiber reinforced polymers; Field tests; Flexural strength; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Load transfer; Mortar; Shear strength
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01502254
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 23 2013 11:06AM