- Author
- Benmokrane, B. | Rahman, H. | Mukhopadhyaya, P. | Masmoudi, R. | Chekired, M. | Nicole, J. F. | El-Safty, A.
- Title
- Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement Integrated With Fiber Optic Sensors for Concrete Bridge Deck Slab Construction.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 5, 928-940, October 2000
- Report
- NRCC-44719,
- Distribution
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- Keywords
- bridges (structures) | concretes | slabs (members) | construction | fiber optics
- Identifiers
- concrete bridge deck; Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites; Fiber Optic Sensors (FOS); field calibrated tests; performance monitoring
- Abstract
- The use of corrosion free fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites as reinforcement to concrete is currently being seen as a promising option to generate durable concrete structures. However, there exists very little credible information about its field application and performance. This paper describes the Joffre Bridge project, in Sherbrooke (Qubec, Canada), over the St-Franois River, where Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) was used as reinforcement for a portion of the concrete deck slab. The bridge consists of five longitudinal spans with lengths varying from 26 to 37 m. Each span has a concrete deck supported by five steel girders at 3.7 m. A part of the concrete deck slab (7.3 * 11.5 m) and a portion of the traffic barrier and the sidewalk were reinforced with Carbon (CFRP) and Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reinforcement. The bridge was extensively instrumented with many different types of gauges, including integrated fibre optic sensors (FOS) into FRP reinforcement. The performance of the bridge had been assessed under static and dynamic loading using calibrated heavy trucks. Moreover, structural design and construction details of the bridge and instrumentation were performed. The results from calibrated field tests on the bridge are presented in this paper.