Use of glass-fiber-reinforced polymer tendons for stress-laminating timber bridge decks

Journal of Bridge Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-27

  Dagher, Habib J ^a,b   Altimore, Frank M ^c  

^a Adv Engineered Wood Compos Center   (United States)

^b The University of Maine   (United States)

^c Altimore Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge decks; Bridges, wooden; Fiber reinforced polymers; Glass fibers; Laminates

Indexed keywords

PRESTRESS LEVELS; STEEL BARS; TENDON FORCES; WOODEN LAMINATIONS;

BARS (METAL); BRIDGE DECKS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA ACQUISITION; MOISTURE; STEEL STRUCTURES; TENDONS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 12344276849     PISSN: 10840702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2005)10:1(21)     Document Type: Article

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