Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Honeycomb Short Span Bridge for Rapid Installation

摘要

The project designed, fabricated and tested a lightweight composite bridge madeof a fiberglass-reinforced polymer honeycomb structural panels. The bridge was constructed over No-Name Creek in Russell County, Kansas, using three fiberglass honeycomb panels with interlocking edges. Each panel was about 23 feet long and 9 feet wide. The entire bridge installation time was accomplished in approximately 10 hours. The bridge performnce was tested by driving heavy vehicles onto the bridge panels and measuring the deflections. The performance measurements were within the bridge code requirements. The bridge is now open to traffic.