A SHEAR-DEFORMATION SERIES SOLUTION FOR DESIGN ANALYSIS OF FRP COMPOSITE DECK-AND-STRINGER BRIDGES

A comprehensive study on analysis and design of FRP composite deck-and-stringer bridges is presented. The FRP decks considered consist of contiguous thin-walled box sections that are fabricated by bonding side-by-side pultruded thin-walled box beams and placed transversely over FRP composite stringers. A simplified design analysis procedure for cellular FRP bridge decks is developed based on a first-order Shear Deformation Macro-Flexibility (SDMF) orthotropic plate solution. The present approach can permit the designers to analyze, design, and optimize material architectures and shapes of FRP beams as well as various bridge deck configurations before their implementation in the field. Experimental studies of cellular FRP bridge decks are conducted to obtain stiffness coefficients. An example of a cellular FRP deck on optimized winged box FRP stringers under actual truck-loading is presented. The experimental/analytical approach presented is used to propose simplified design equations for new and replacement highway FRP deck-and-stringer bridges.

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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Arizona, Tucson

  Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
  1209 E 2nd Street
  Tucson, AZ  United States  85721-0072

  University of Arizona, Tucson

  Drachman Institute, 819 E First Street
  Tucson, AZ  United States  85721
• Authors:
  • Salim, H A
  • Davalos, J F
  • Kiger, S A
• Conference:
  • Second International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure
  • Location: Tucson, Arizona
  • Date: 1998-1-5 to 1998-1-7
• Publication Date: 1998-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 578-592
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Bridge decks; Bridges; Coefficients; Composite materials; Design; Equations; Fiber reinforced plastics; Loads; Stiffness; Stringers; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deck-and-stringer bridges; Shear deformation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Motor Carriers; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00763884
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1890743011
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 6 1999 12:00AM