Time-dependent deterioration of FRP bridge deck under freeze/thaw conditions

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1226-1232

  Wu, Hwai Chung ^a   Yan, An ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Layered structures; B. Environmental degradation; B. Strength; C. Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

B. STRENGTH; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; CONSTITUENT MATERIALS; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FREEZE/THAW; FREEZE/THAW CYCLES; FRP BRIDGE DECK; GLASS/VINYL ESTER; KEY ELEMENTS; LABORATORY TESTING; LAYERED STRUCTURES; LOAD CAPACITY; LOCAL BUCKLING; MECHANICS MODELS; QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS; SUSTAINED LOADS; THIN WALLS; TIME-DEPENDENT DETERIORATION; WEATHERING CONDITIONS;

BRIDGE DECKS; BUCKLING; DETERIORATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 79956126393     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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