Structural Polyurethane Foam Infill for Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bridge Deck Panels

The proposed study will involve investigating alternative polyurethane foam formulations as potential candidates to replace the honeycomb construction currently used in fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bridge deck panels. The purpose of this proposed research will be as a proof-of-concept and to obtain preliminary data for proposals to both federal and state funding agencies including National Science Foundation (NSF), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Missouri Department of transportation (MoDOT). Results from this research will establish this technique as a viable approach.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $22500.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT06-G-0014

  00032693

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla

  1870 Miner Circle
  Rolla, MO  United States  65409
• Principal Investigators:

  Volz, Jeffrey

• Start Date: 20101001
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110930
• Source Data: RiP Project 27291

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Data collection; Fiber reinforced polymers; Honeycomb structures; Polyurethane foams
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deck panels
• Geographic Terms: Missouri
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01466141
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies
• Contract Numbers: DTRT06-G-0014, 00032693
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:11PM