THE DESIGN AND TESTING OF AN FRP COMPOSITE HIGHWAY DECK

TRL Limited is carrying out a programme of research for the Highways Agency to investigate the application of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) bridge decks for use in highway bridges. The objective of the research is to produce a standard giving generic design requirements for the technical approval of FRP deck systems. The project includes the formulation of design guidelines for fatigue, with consideration also being given to issues such as design, construction, maintenance and repair. As part of this research, a series of tests were carried out on a full-scale glass FRP bridge deck under static and dynamic wheel loading. The loads were imposed using the TRL Trafficking Test Facility, which replicates the effects of the wheel of a heavy goods vehicle. This paper gives a description of the deck system and summarises the main conclusions of the test programme. A series of fatigue tests on small specimens are now planned with a view to developing a standard fatigue test method for typical FRP deck details. (A) For the covering abstract see ITRD E116105.

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  Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride
  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA
• Authors:
  • DALY, A F
  • DUCKETT, W G
• Publication Date: 2002-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 18-23
• Serial:
  • TRL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH 2002 - VOL 5 NO 3 - A SELECTION OF ARTICLES AND CONFERENCE PAPERS BY TRL RESEARCHERS
  • Publisher: TRL
  • ISSN: 1464-7907

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Fatigue (Mechanics); Fibers; Loads; Material reinforcement; Polymers; Reinforcing materials; Repeated loads; Test procedures; Trucks
• ITRD Terms: 3482: Bridge deck; 5579: Fatigue (mater); 4557: Fibre; 5567: Load; 1236: Lorry; 7482: Polymer; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 5588: Repetitive loading; 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00937808
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 5 2003 12:00AM