Crash Testing And Evaluation Of An Open Concrete Bridge Railing

Crash Testing and Evaluation of an Open Concrete Bridge Railing

Evaluation of Roadside Features to Accommodate Vans, Minivans, Pickup Trucks, and 4-wheel Drive Vehicles

AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Guide Specifications for GFRP-reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks and Traffic Railings

Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) materials have emerged as an alternative material for producing reinforcing bars for concrete structures. GFRP reinforcing bars offer advantages over steel reinforcement due to their noncorrosive nature and nonconductive behavior. Due to other differences in the physical and mechanical behavior of GFRP materials as opposed to steel, unique guidance on the engineering and construction of concrete bridge decks reinforced with GFRP bars is needed. These guide specifications offer a description of the unique material properties of GFRP composite materials as well as provisions for the design and construction of concrete bridge decks and railings reinforced with GFRP reinforcing bars.