Concrete Bridge Barriers Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Bars

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 815-824

  El Salakawy, Ehab ^a   Benmokrane, Brahim ^a,b   Masmoudi, Radhouane ^a   Brière, Frédéric ^a,c   Breaumier, Éric ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b ISIS Canada Netwk Ctr Excellence   (Canada)

^c Ministere des Transports du Quebec   (Canada)

^d Groupe BMP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bridge; Fiber reinforcement; Polymer

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE BARRIERS; STATIC LOADING;

BRIDGE DECKS; CORROSION; CRACK INITIATION; DETERIORATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CONCRETE BRIDGES;

EID: 0346783187     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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