Provisional design guide in AASHTO language for FRP bridge strengthening

Author

Ryan Jay Lynch

Abstract

"The technology for strengthening existing bridge structures using fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) is well founded with many international guides now available. However, the transfer of this technology to bridge owners and practitioners has been slow in coming. There is a need in the industry for a state adopted design code which will allow bridge designers to economically and safely upgrade deficient bridge structures. The overall purpose of this research project is to create a document and design software which will allow bridge owners and practitioners to strengthen existing bridges using FRP materials.

This project, carried out at the University of Missouri – Rolla (UMR) in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), consisted of strengthening five deficient structures throughout the state to evaluate the performance of the materials and as an introduction for state officials into the use of FRP. This thesis will use one of these bridges as a design example to illustrate the use of the newly created design guide.

In addition to the design guide and design example, a computer program which is a faithful representation of the design guide will also be presented. This program is intended to facilitate the calculation of design capacities of members strengthened with FRP"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Nanni, Antonio

Committee Member(s)

Myers, John J.
Dharani, Lokeswarappa R.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Civil Engineering

Comments

System requirements: MathCAD Enterprise Edition Version 11.

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Summer 2004

Pagination

vii, 92 pages, CD-ROM

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 91)

Geographic Coverage

Missouri

Rights

© 2004 Ryan Jay Lynch, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Restricted Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Bridges -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Maintenance and repair -- MissouriFiber-reinforced plastics -- Standards -- Missouri

Thesis Number

T 8596

Print OCLC #

58046694

Recommended Citation

Lynch, Ryan Jay, "Provisional design guide in AASHTO language for FRP bridge strengthening" (2004). Masters Theses. 2642.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/2642