UPGRADING ORTHOTROPIC BRIDGE DECKS WITH FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES

The functionality of orthotropic bridge decks depends on their high strength-to-weight ratio. However, poor durability of paving materials and fatigue failure of welds have contributed to high costs of repair including road user delay costs due to traffic disruption. It is proposed to use a layered surfacing system, combining lightweight asphalt, conventional asphalt, and a layer of glass fiber mesh embedded just beneath the chip-sealed surface. Fatigue tests indicate that glass fiber reinforcement increases the durability by a factor of at least 10.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Smith, J W
  • Bright, S
• Conference:
  • High Performance Materials in Bridges. Proceedings of the International Conference
  • Location: Kona, Hawaii
  • Date: 2001-7-29 to 2001-8-3
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 463-472

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Bridge decks; Bridge engineering; Composite materials; Fiber reinforced materials; Glass fiber reinforced concrete; Highway bridges; Orthotropic; Paving materials; Surface course (Pavements)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00967026
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 078440691x
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 28 2003 12:00AM