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Westfall fiberglass bridge drain system.

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  • Creators:
  • Corporate Creators:
    Vermont. Agency of Transportation. Materials and Research Section
  • Corporate Contributors:
    United States. Federal Highway Administration
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Publication/ Report Number:
    2013 - 03
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Vermont
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Vermont. Agency of Transportation. Materials and Research Section
  • Abstract:
    VTrans Transportation District Administrators have asked the Agency’s Structures Section to consider

    using nonmetallic materials in bridge drainage systems. Fiberglass is inert to oil, gas, road salt, ice

    melting

    solutions and many other corrosive chemicals. The effort behind this project was to learn about

    the product, the installation details, to compare its costs to other commonly installed drainage systems

    and to make observations regarding its durability.

    Th

    e drain system used was the Westfall Company Fiberglass Bridge Drain System. This system ha

    d

    not been used in Vermont. The material that is to be used is for bridge and highway piping and is a

    filament wound composite pipe consisting of a thermosetting r

    esin and continuous glass filament

    structural reinforcement. The individual components are nonmetallic.

    The results of this work showed that the initial installation cost of using Fiberglass Bridge Drain System

    is about same as current practice. The

    work showed that the system is less susceptible to corrosion

    and defects, and subsequently the product will sustain its

    functionality longer, thus reducing the costs

    of repairs and/or replacement. The Agency should update the Special Provisions and Suppl

    emental

    Specifications to include specifications that allow and direct the use of the Fiberglass Drain System.

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    PDF
  • Funding:
    2000 - R - 02
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    urn:sha256:b86934c0ffdf1d4115b2bd17ddb7d95b9056fbf0d223e8f2f8c2096e5e77c1ce
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