Flexural strength and fatigue of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) (2004 Hale Boggs Deck) : technical summary report.

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• Creators:
  Eggers, John ; Rupnow, Tyson D.
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Flexural strength
  • Bridge decks
  • Fiber reinforced concrete
  • Fiber-reinforced concrete--Louisiana--Testing
  • Fiber-reinforced concrete--Fatigue--Louisiana
  • Flexure
  • Concrete bridges--Floors--Testing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/LA/08-438
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  The Luling Bridge (Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge) traverses the Mississippi River in St. Charles ; Parish, Louisiana. It was one of the first cable-stayed bridges in the United States and opened to ; traffic in 1983. Unique to its design are relatively few cables, the deck resembles a box girder ; more than a suspended deck, and the first major use of weathering steel on such a large bridge. ; A concrete test section was constructed in 2004 utilizing an SFRC mixture. It was thought that ; the omnidirectional reinforcing effect provided by steel fibers would be superior in resisting the ; myriad of stresses inflicted on the concrete from the bridge. This test section demonstrated the ; most promising design for a possible future decking of the complete bridge; an investigation into ; the SFRC, epoxy, and steel decking system was appropriate.
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20299/dot_20299_DS1.pdf
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• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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