Performance Evaluation of a FRP-Wrapped Balsa Wood Bridge Deck System
by Archana Nair, (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, U.S.A), C. S. Cai, (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, U.S.A E-mail: CSCai@lsu.edu), Shuang Hou, (Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China E-mail: hous@dlut.edu.cn), Lu Deng, (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, U.S.A), and Xia Miao, (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, U.S.A)
Section: Symposium 5: Intelligent Sensors and Actuators, pp. 1693-1702, (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41096(366)153)
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Conference Proceeding Paper |
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Earth and Space 2010: Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments |
| Abstract: |
A FRP-wrapped Balsa wood bridge deck system has been developed and installed in Louisiana. The bridge performance has been evaluated by using live load testing and its long-term performance will be monitored using fiber optic sensors throughout its service. The short-term live load test and plan of the long-term monitoring system is introduced in this paper. Preliminary results from Fiber Optic Sensors (FOS), traditional strain sensors and acoustic emission sensors are analyzed to assess the bridge performance. |
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