Laboratory and field performance of cellular fiber-reinforced polymer composite bridge deck systems

Journal of Composites for Construction

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 458-467

  Zhou, Aixi ^a,e   Coleman, Jason T ^b   Temeles, Anthony B ^c   Lesko, John J ^d   Cousins, Thomas E ^d,e  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Modejski and Masters Inc   (United States)

^d State University   (United States)

^e ASCE ^*

Author keywords

Bridge decks; Cellular structures; Composite materials; Failure modes; Fatigue; Fiber reinforced materials; Field tests; Performance characteristics

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR STRUCTURES; FAILURE MODES; FATIGUE; FIELD TESTS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS;

ADHESIVES; BENDING STRENGTH; BRIDGE DECKS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RUBBER PRODUCTS; SILICON; STIFFNESS;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 26644436473     PISSN: 10900268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2005)9:5(458)     Document Type: Article

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