Development of FRP bridges in the UK - An overview

Advances in Structural Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 823-835

  Canning, Lee ^a   Luke, Sam ^a,b  

^a Mouchel Group   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bridge construction; case studies; cost effectiveness; design guidance; FRP bridges; load testing; structural bonding; structural monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149311910     PISSN: 13694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1369-4332.13.5.823     Document Type: Article

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