An evaluation of TYFO S Fibrwrap.

Tremblay, Jason P.; Colgrove, George W.

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An evaluation of TYFO S Fibrwrap.

2013-05-01
By Tremblay, Jason P. ; Colgrove, George W.

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Creators:

Tremblay, Jason P. ; Colgrove, George W.
Corporate Creators:

Vermont. Agency of Transportation. Materials and Research Section
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bridge Piers Columns Concrete Bridges Costs Deterioration Fiber Reinforced Polymers Rehabilitation (Maintenance)
Publication/ Report Number:

2013 - 05
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Vermont
Corporate Publisher:

Vermont. Agency of Transportation. Materials and Research Section
Abstract:

State Departments of Transportation (DOT’s) are continually looking for cost effective

products and processes to extend the life of any number of transportation related products.

Salt splash and leakage from bridge joints are the cause of a significant am

ount of spalling,

cracking, and deterioration affecting the structural integrity of bridges around the state. This

damage applied to bridge columns for example, deteriorates the confining effects necessary

to counter compressive forces. A common approach

in addressing this problem is encasing

the column in an outer diameter of new concrete, usually approximately

twelve inches

thick.

The solution has been effective, but expensive. Rather than employ a standard concrete

encasement, in June of 1994 the Vermont Agency of Transportation applied TYFO S

Fibrwrap to columns of the first pier of Bridge #60 in Williston while rehabili

tating the bridge.

Based on performance observations conducted by the Agency, TYFO S Fibrwrap appears to

be a viable alternative to concrete encasement as a rehabilitative method for concrete bridge

columns
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PDF
Funding:

1994 - R - 7
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US Transportation Collection
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