Continuation of Field and Laboratory Tests of a Proposed Bridge Deck Panel Fabricated from Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Components

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dc.contributor.authorColeman, Jason Thomasen
dc.contributor.committeecochairCousins, Thomas E.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairLesko, John J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRoberts-Wollmann, Carin L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGomez, Jose P.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:33:27Zen
dc.date.adate2002-05-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:33:27Zen
dc.date.issued2002-02-20en
dc.date.rdate2003-05-17en
dc.date.sdate2002-04-15en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents research completed on the experimental performance of two 6 3/4 in thick bridge deck panels fabricated by the Stongwell Corporation of Bristol, Virginia. The panels are made of off-the-shelf, pultruded glass fiber-reinforced polymer elements, bonded and mechanically fastened together. The testing involved laboratory stiffness tests performed on one deck panel which afterwards, was placed in a field test site at the I-81 Troutville Weigh Station facility. The daily truck traffic over the deck panel at this site is approximately 5400 vehicles. The second deck panel was constructed as a prototype to test benefits of steel thru-rod mechanical connectors. Further, a rubber tire loading patch was developed for the laboratory stiffness and strength tests performed on this second specimen to investigate modes of failure. Both decks made use of a hook bolt type connection to steel support beams in order to reduce damage seen in previous methods of connection.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04152002-222326en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04152002-222326/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31720en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartJason_Coleman_Thesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectbridge decksen
dc.subjectpultrusionen
dc.subjectfiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)en
dc.subjectfiberglassen
dc.titleContinuation of Field and Laboratory Tests of a Proposed Bridge Deck Panel Fabricated from Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Componentsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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