Bowstring-arch bridge made of CFRP, GFRP and glulam

APFIS 2009 - Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 557-562

  Meier, Urs ^a   Brönnimann, Rolf ^a   Widmann, Robert ^a   Winistörfer, Andreas ^b   Irniger, Philipp ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Carbo Link AG   (Switzerland)

^c Dr Deuring + Oehninger AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arch shaped bridge deck; GFRP cover plate; Pin loaded strap elements; Tapes; Tensioning; Thermoplastic CFRP

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; BRIDGE DECKS; LAMINATING; ORTHOTROPIC PLATES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TAPES;

BOWSTRING ARCH BRIDGES; BOWSTRING ARCHES; BRIDGE DESIGN; COVER PLATE; HIGH STRENGTH; PIN-LOADED STRAPS; TENSIONING; WOODEN PLATES;

ARCH BRIDGES;

EID: 85052463108     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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