Smart Composite Bridge
Outline of Presentation
- Introduction and Motivation
- Bridge Specifications
Technological Advantages
Design Requirements
Location - Composite Tube Design
Composite Tubes
I-Beam Structural Element
Decks and Railings - Analysis and Testing
Finite Element Model
Component Laboratory Testing
Full-scale I-Beam Laboratory Testing - Smart Monitoring
Fiber-Optic-Based Strain and Temperature Sensing
Foot Traffic Tests
Vehicle Load Tests - Summary
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Activities Overview
- Student Winners of Bridge Railing Design Competition
Wesley E. Tull, Jr. and Matthew J. Sander, Missouri S&T Civil Engineering Undergraduates
(Selection made by committee of Missouri S&T faculty and staff)
- Graduate Research Projects
Prakash Kumar, "Evaluation of an Innovative FRP Bridge Deck System," MS Thesis, Missouri S&T 2000. (advisors K. Chandrashekhara and Antonio Nanni)
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Martha Jannette Molander, "Instrumentation of a Smart Composite Bridge," MS Thesis, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2001. (advisor Steve E. Watkins)
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- Technical Publications
Halvard E. Nystrom, Steve E. Watkins, Antonio Nanni, And Susan Murray, "Financial Viability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bridges," Submitted to J. of Management in Engineering
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Steve E. Watkins, John F. Unser, Antonio Nanni, K. Chandrashekhara, and Abdeldjelil Belarbi, "Instrumentation and Manufacture of a Smart Composite Bridge for Short-Span Applications," SPIE 8th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials: Smart Systems for Bridges, Structures, and Highways, Proc. SPIE 4330, 147-157, 2001. (Presented 4-8 March 2001, Newport Beach, California.)
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John F. Unser, Prakash. Kumar, K. Chandrashekhara, Antonio Nanni, and Steve E. Watkins, "Adaptable All-Composite Bridge Concept," Composites 2000, Composites Fabricators Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, 26-30 Sept. 2000.
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