Evaluation of FRP and hybrid FRP cables for super long-span cable-stayed bridges

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2582-2590

  Wang, Xin ^a   Wu, Zhishen ^a,b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FRP cable; Hybrid composites; Modelling; Super long span cable stayed bridge

Indexed keywords

CARBON FRP; CONVENTIONAL STEEL; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; LONG SPAN; LONG SPAN CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; LONG-SPAN BRIDGE; M-SCALE; MODELLING; PERFORMANCE/COST RATIO; STAGE MODELS; STEEL CABLE; UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY;

BASALT; BOX GIRDER BRIDGES; BUFFETING; CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; CARBON FIBERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; SAFETY FACTOR;

BRIDGE CABLES;

BRIDGE; CABLE; CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; PLASTIC; STIFFNESS;

EID: 77952422532     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2010.01.023     Document Type: Article

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