Category: Completed Projects
Group: Superstructure
Subject: Composites
State: Virginia Abstract:
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Budget (USD): 102000.00
Project length: 24
Project Starting Year: 2012
Project Completion Year: 2013
Group: Superstructure
Subject: Composites
State: Virginia Abstract:
This study will conduct an in-service evaluation of a hybrid composite-beam bridge system that will be constructed beginning in early 2013. The new bridge will replace an existing structure on Route 205 over Tide Mill Stream in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Department of Transportation's Fredericksburg District. The hybrid composite-beam was developed as a lightweight sustainable solution with the potential to provide more rapid construction for short- to medium-span bridges. The primary objectives of this project are to characterize the in-service behavior of the structure and develop recommendations for routine inspection and long-term performance evaluation. Specific activities to accomplish this objective will include installing instrumentation during fabrication and construction of the bridge and conducting a live-load field test of the structure once it is built.
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Bridge construction; Bridges; Composite structures; Fabrication; Inspection; Live loads; Performance evaluations
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Budget and Timeline
Budget (USD): 102000.00
Project length: 24
Project Starting Year: 2012
Project Completion Year: 2013
Primary Sponsor
Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research
530 Edgemont Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
Michael Brown
Primary Performing Organization
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Center for Transportation Studies
P.O. Box 400742, Thornton Hall, D228
Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
PI
Devin Harris
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
434-924-6373
dharris@virginia.edu
