Behavior of GFRP Bridge Decks for Highway Bridges
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Eric Klang, Committee Member | en_US |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Emmett Sumner, Committee Member | en_US |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Sami Rizkalla, Committee Chair | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Nelson, James Lee | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-02T17:58:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-04-02T17:58:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-12-06 | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Civil Engineering | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | thesis | en_US |
| dc.degree.name | MS | en_US |
| dc.description | North Carolina State University Theses Civil Engineering. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research presents the results of an experimental program undertaken at the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Constructed Facilities Laboratory (CFL) to evaluate the performance of a new innovative glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bridge deck. This bridge deck is produced commercially by Martin Marietta Composites of Raleigh, NC under the trade name of DuraSpan. The experimental program involved examining the behavior of 5.00 inch deep and 7.66 inch deep DuraSpan bridge deck profiles. The program included numerous quasi-static flexural tests, testing of connection details to facilitate the development of a railing system, evaluation of the performance of the bond lines in negative moment regions, and an evaluation of the coefficient of thermal expansion. A finite element model was developed to predict the stiffness of the bridge deck at service load levels. Finite element optimization techniques were used in conjunction with coupon test data and the large scale flexural test data to calibrate the model. | en_US |
| dc.format | Thesis (M.S.)--North Carolina State University. | |
| dc.identifier.other | etd-12022005-144948 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/746 | |
| dc.rights | I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to NC State University or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bridge Deck | en_US |
| dc.subject | DuraSpan | en_US |
| dc.subject | Optimization | en_US |
| dc.subject | GFRP | en_US |
| dc.title | Behavior of GFRP Bridge Decks for Highway Bridges | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | Keywords: Bridge Deck, DuraSpan, Optimization, GFRP. | |
| dcterms.extent | xiii, 103 pages : illustrations (some color) |
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