FHWA study tour for advanced composites in bridges in Europe and Japan

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• Creators:
  Hooks, J. ; Siebels, J. ; Seible, F. ; Busel, J. ; Cress, M. ; Hu, C. H. ; Isley, F. ; Ma, G. ; Munley, E. ; Potter, J.
• Corporate Contributors:
  American Trade Initiatives, Inc. ; Colorado. Dept. of Transportation ; University of California, San Diego ; Florida. Department of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of International Programs
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge design
  • Bridge engineering
  • Composite materials
  • Polymers
  • Bridge design
  • Bridges(Structures)
  • Carbon fiber reinforced plastics
  • Case studies
  • Composite materials
  • Europe
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-PL-98-007
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Europe ; Japan ; Germany ; Switzerland ; United Kingdom
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Under the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 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-rein-forced polymers (FRPs) or polymer matrix composites (PMCs), in bridge design and construction. The scanning team visited the United King-dom, 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.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15544/dot_15544_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.37 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ae6ed1e9c1e01c90b98d0328f3e0a3088cfa44ec1accc6271ffcb4272b179826