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Experiencing More GFRP Composite Bridge Decks for Vehicular and Pedestrian Bridges

 Experiencing More GFRP Composite Bridge Decks for Vehicular and Pedestrian Bridges
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Presented at 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008, published in , pp. 320-321
DOI: 10.2749/222137908796292803
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Recently, the composite deck has emerged as a promising alternative to a concrete deck for bridge structures. This type of deck has many advantages. It utilizes a lightweight and high-strength mate...
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Author(s):

Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008
Published in:
Page(s): 320-321 Total no. of pages: 8
Page(s): 320-321
Total no. of pages: 8
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.2749/222137908796292803
Abstract:

Recently, the composite deck has emerged as a promising alternative to a concrete deck for bridge structures. This type of deck has many advantages. It utilizes a lightweight and high-strength material, has good resistance against corrosion, and is highly durable. This paper gives a brief description of the developing procedure of two types of composite decks. The first of these uses a tongue-and-groove connection and the second a snap-fit connection. The snap-fit connection significantly lowers the cost and improves the quality of construction compared to conventional construction techniques that use composite decks with tongue-and-groove connections. Recent applications of these types of composite decks are also presented including the world’s largest composite-deck bridge in Korea.

Keywords:
pedestrian bridge GFRP composite deck vehicular bridge tongue-and-groove connections snap-fit connection