A full-scale innovative GFRP-concrete hybrid footbridge : description and testing

The present paper describes the construction process of a full-scale innovative GFRP-concrete hybrid footbridge, and summarizes the main tests performed. This footbridge is 11 m long, 2 m wide, simply supported, and composed of two pultruded I-shaped GFRP girders (0.2 m x 0.4 m) and a 0.04 thick dec...

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Main Author: Sena-Cruz, José (author)
Other Authors: Barros, Joaquim A. O. (author), Ramos, Luís F. (author), Gonçalves, Delfina (author), Gonilha, José (author), Correia, João R. (author), Branco, Fernando A. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/30194
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/30194
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Summary:The present paper describes the construction process of a full-scale innovative GFRP-concrete hybrid footbridge, and summarizes the main tests performed. This footbridge is 11 m long, 2 m wide, simply supported, and composed of two pultruded I-shaped GFRP girders (0.2 m x 0.4 m) and a 0.04 thick deck in steel fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete (SFRSCC). To evaluate the static and dynamic behavior of this footbridge, short and long-term load tests, and dynamic tests were performed.