Bridges with glass fibre-reinforced polymer decks: The road bridge in Friedberg, Germany

Structural Engineering International: Journal of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 400-404

  Knippers, Jan ^a   Pelke, Eberhard ^b   Gabler, Markus ^a   Berger, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b Road and Traffic Administrative Department ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Approval; Composites; Glass fibre reinforced polymers; Installation; Material tests; Road bridge

Indexed keywords

APPROVAL; COMPOSITES; GLASS FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYMERS; MATERIAL TESTS; ROAD BRIDGE;

BRIDGE DECKS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; ROADS AND STREETS;

HIGHWAY BRIDGES;

EID: 78649765415     PISSN: 10168664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2749/101686610793557762     Document Type: Article

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