Corrosion of reinforcing steel in structural concrete has been and continues to be a problem in many reinforced concrete structures such as highway bridges. Ways of addressing the problem have been pursued with varying degrees of success. Recently, non-metallic reinforcing bars have been offered and are being studied as a solution for eliminating corrosion. The purpose of this project was to investigate the structural performance of a bridge rail constructed with glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement and subjected to collision loads from fullscale crash tests. The project involved the design of GFRP reinforcement for a modified T202 bridge rail and deck overhang. A prototype bridge rail (with deck overhang) was constructed and subjected to two full-scale crash tests.


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    Title :

    Crash Tests Evaluate Performance of GFRP Reinforced Bridge Rail


    Contributors:
    C. E. Buth (author)

    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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