Design, construction and load testing of the Pat Daly Bridge in Washington County, MO, with internal glass fiber reinforced polymers reinforcement.

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• Creators:
  Lin, Zhibin ; Fakhairfar, Mostafa ; Wu, Chenglin ; Chen, Genda ; Bevans, Wesley ; Gunasekaran, Arun Vijay Kumar ; Sedighsarvestani, Sahra
• Corporate Creators:
  Missouri University of Science and Technology. Center for Transportation Infrastructure and Safety
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge construction
  • Bridge design
  • Corrosion resistance
  • Bridge decks
  • Reinforced concrete bridges
  • Precast concrete
  • Load tests
  • Glass fiber reinforced plastics
  • Bridge substructures
  • Box girders
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  NUTC R275
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Missouri
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Missouri University of Science and Technology. Center for Transportation Infrastructure and Safety
• Abstract:
  The overarching goal of this project is to deploy and assess an innovative corrosion-free bridge construction technology for long-term ; performance of new and existing bridges. The research objective of this project is to conduct a comprehensive study (instrumentation, ; construction, both laboratory and field evaluation) of a rapidly constructed and durable, three-span bridge with cast-in-place cladding ; steel reinforced concrete substructure and precast concrete decks/girders reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP). The ; bridge has one conventional concrete-girder span, one conventional steel-girder span, and one innovative concrete box-girder span. ; The conventional concrete and steel girders were used to demonstrate the effective use of corrosion-free bridge decks in deck ; replacement projects and, as benchmarks, to demonstrate the pros and cons of the innovative concrete box girders. The bridge was ; instrumented with embedded strain gauges to monitor the strains at critical locations during load testing. The collected data will allow ; the understanding of load distribution in various GFRP bars of the innovative concrete box girders and bridge deck slabs. Specifically, ; a full-scale concrete box girder and a full-scale concrete slab with internal GFRP reinforcement were tested in the Highbay Structures ; Laboratory at Missouri S&T to ensure that the test bridge components behaved as designed prior to the field construction. ; Furthermore, in-situ load tests of the completed bridge were conducted to demonstrate the load capacity and behavior of individual ; components and the bridge as a system. The field validated technology will have a longlasting value for future deck replacement ; projects of existing bridges and new constructions. It will provide a viable alternative to conventional bridge systems/materials for the ; improvement of our Nation’s deteriorating infrastructure.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT06-G-0014
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25791/dot_25791_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.38 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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