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Structures Design - Transportation Innovation: Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Members and Structures
This installment of "A Bridge Moment" is a follow up to our last installment related to the news of the FHWA encouraging engineers to consider innovation in their bridge designs through the use of proprietary bridge products and materials. The FDOT is also encouraging innovation on their website. Click here to see all of the information posted by FDOT related to Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Members and Structures. Here is a blurb from the FDOT website: FDOT Structures Design Office has implemented specifications and design criteria to support the use of FRP materials in major bridge components. The use of these innovative materials in certain Florida bridge components will keep Florida on the leading edge in the design of state-of-the-art transportation facilities.
Bridging Solutions is now offering a free webinar related to the FRP bridge products available from AIT Bridges and it provides engineers with 1 hour of continuing education credit (CEH/PDH) towards your Florida PE renewal. The webinar was developed by Ken Sweeney, PE, Vice President and Chief Engineer with AIT Bridges and it covers the design, manufacturing and installation of the FRP bridge products. Some of the advantages of using FRP bridge products include:
- It is highly resistant to chloride ion and chemical attack
- Its tensile strength is greater than that of steel yet it weighs only one quarter as much
- It is transparent to magnetic fields and radar frequencies
- FRP have has low electrical and thermal conductivity
If you are interested in attending a future webinar, contact Ralph Verrastro at ralph@bridging-solutions.com
