FHWA STUDY TOUR FOR ADVANCED COMPOSITES IN BRIDGES IN EUROPE AND JAPAN

Under the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) International Technology Scanning Program, a team of 13 U.S. bridge engineers and advanced composite experts from Federal and State transportation agencies, academia, and industry conducted a 2-week scanning tour of Europe and Japan. The purpose of the tour was to assess the state of technology in the use of advanced composite materials, known as fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) or polymer matrix composites (PMCs), in bridge design and construction. The scanning team visited the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, and Japan from 14 to 28 October 1996. The tour included 23 project sites, 1 manufacturing site, and 5 workshops that provided an overview of the developments and applications of PMCs in bridge engineering. The technical findings of the scanning tour can be summarized under three categories: new construction, strengthening of existing structures, and seismic retrofit. This report provides information on the scanning tour objectives, scope, format, and participants. This is followed by summaries of the findings in the topic areas. Project descriptions for each of the sites visited and the workshops are included, followed by brief assessments of the technologies and their potential uses for bridge applications in the United States.

• Record URL:
  http://www.bts.gov/ntl/DOCS/advcom3a.html
• Record URL:
  https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/7000/7600/7666/007879.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Date on cover: December 1997.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Trade Initiatives

  P.O. Box 8228
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22306-8228

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of International Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hooks, J
  • Siebels, J
  • Seible, F
  • Busel, J
  • Cress, M
  • Hu, C H
  • Isley, F
  • Ma, G
  • Munley, E
  • POTTER, J
  • Roberts, J
  • TANG, B
  • Zureick, A-H
• Publication Date: 1997-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 150 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Composite materials; Fiber reinforced polymers; Rehabilitation; Retrofitting; Structural strengthening; Study tours; Technology assessment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Polymer matrix composites
• Geographic Terms: Europe; Germany; Japan; Switzerland; United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760496
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PL-98-007
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 18 2004 12:00AM