In-plane compression and shear performance of FRP bridge decks acting as top chord of bridge girders

Composite Structures

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-162

  Keller, Thomas ^a   Gürtler, Herbert ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bridge decks; Bridges; Composite action; Composite beams; Composite structures; Joints; Pultrusion

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE JOINTS; BONDING; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; PULTRUSION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BRIDGE GIRDERS; COMPOSITE ACTION; COMPRESSION PERFORMANCE; SHEAR PERFORMANCE;

BRIDGE DECKS;

BRIDGE; COMPRESSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; PULTRUSION;

EID: 29244488562     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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