Hybrid composite I-girder pedestrian bridge

Issam E. Harik; Peter J. Szak; Bradley N. Robson; Theodore H. Hopwood; Dan Witcher; Bruce Brailsford

Hybrid composite I-girder pedestrian bridge

Issam E. Harik, Peter J. Szak, Bradley N. Robson, Theodore H. Hopwood, Dan Witcher, Bruce Brailsford

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Abstract

An 18.29 m (60 ft) pedestrian I-girder bridge is analyzed, designed, tested, and constructed. The main load carrying members for the bridge are two 60.96 cm (24 in) deep fiber glass reinforced plastic I-girders with embedded carbon fibers in the flanges. Laboratory testing quantified the increased stiffness of the hybrid carbon beams over those manufactured solely from fiberglass. Typical joint connections were also tested to investigate their performance. A vibrational analysis was accomplished to check the bridges response to pedestrian traffic. The bridge will be monitored to obtain both long term structural integrity and creep performance.

Original language	English
Pages	1270-1277
Number of pages	8
State	Published - 1996
Event	Proceedings of the 1996 28th International SAMPE Technical Conference - Seattle, WA, USA Duration: Nov 4 1996 → Nov 7 1996

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1996 28th International SAMPE Technical Conference
City	Seattle, WA, USA
Period	11/4/96 → 11/7/96

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science (all)
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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