Bridge-in-a-Backpack(TM). Task 2 : reduction of costs through design modifications and optimization.

Walton, Harold; Davids, Bill; Clapp, Josh; Goslin, Keenan; Lopez-Anido, Roberto

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Bridge-in-a-Backpack(TM). Task 2 : reduction of costs through design modifications and optimization.

2011-09-01
By Walton, Harold ; Davids, Bill ; Clapp, Josh

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English

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Creators:

Walton, Harold ; Davids, Bill ; Clapp, Josh ; Goslin, Keenan ; Lopez-Anido, Roberto
Corporate Creators:

Maine. Dept. of Transportation. Transportation Research Division ; University of Maine. Advanced Structures and Composites Center
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Publication/ Report Number:

ME 14-03 ; AEWC Report Number 12 - 08.814
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Maine
Corporate Publisher:

Maine. Dept. of Transportation
Abstract:

The cost effective use of FRP composites in infrastructure requires the efficient use of the ; composite materials in the design. Previous work during the development phase and ; demonstration phase illustrated the need to refine the design methods for portions of these types ; of structures. Three parts were included in this task aimed at reducing costs through design ; modifications and optimization. They include improvements to the soil-structure interaction ; analysis methods, identification and/or design of a stronger decking material to span between the ; arches, and other advanced modeling tools. In the case of advanced modeling tools, it has been ; shown that a very important portion of the loading history of the arches includes the concrete ; filling of the tubes during construction. A majority of this report explains the evaluation and ; modeling of unfilled, hollow tubes to create a knowledge base and design methodology where ; the tubes could be safely analyzed for filling loads.
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PDF
Funding:

2010*3692
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28127/dot_28127_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 12.61 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:1354fc916749bf1688e8352265347db4351591d85de28d4759aa59398b4e94c7

File Language:

English

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