Strength and Life Prediction of FRP Composite Bridge Deck

Prasun Kanti Majumdar

Dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
in
(Engineering Mechanics)

Dr. John J. Lesko (Committee Chair)
Dr. Thomas E. Cousins
Dr. Scott W. Case
Dr. Scott L. Hendricks
Dr. Muhammad R. Hajj
(April 23, 2008)
(Blacksburg, Virginia)

Keywords: FRP bridge deck, Adhesive joint, Tire patch loading, Performance evaluation, Strength and failure mode, Fatigue life, Pultrusion
Copyright 2008, Prasun K Majumdar

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