BFRP AS AN EFFECTIVE REPLACEMENT OF STEEL IN PRESTRESSED BOX GIRDERS

Authors

  • Kishan Aghera Structural Engineering Department, B.V.M. Engineering College, V.V. Nagar-Gujarat, India
  • Indrajit Patel Structural Engineering Department, B.V.M. Engineering College, V.V. Nagar-Gujarat, India

Keywords:

Pre-stressed bridges, Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), Basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP), Posttensioning, Ultimate Tensile Strength, High tensile steel cables, Shear capacity

Abstract

Basalt fiber composites (BFRP) have been receiving increasing attention in civil infrastructures, due
to their excellent mechanical and chemical properties and high performance. This paper studies the effect of “Basalt
fiber reinforced polymer cables” in 3-span post-tensioned concrete bridge girder of grade M50. MIDAS CIVIL 2017
software is used for this analytical study. In this paper comparison of ultimate moment carrying capacity, Shear
Capacity of the section, Deflection, and Loss of Pre-stress in tendons are done for the section with BFRP cables and
High tensile steel tendons. Tendon profiles are same for both type of cables and tendon properties are mentioned
below. At last several conclusions are made based on results available.

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Published

2017-05-25

How to Cite

Kishan Aghera, & Indrajit Patel. (2017). BFRP AS AN EFFECTIVE REPLACEMENT OF STEEL IN PRESTRESSED BOX GIRDERS. International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology, 4(5), 185–189. Retrieved from https://ijarest.org/index.php/ijarest/article/view/1519

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 5 (2017): Volume: 04, Issue: 05 - May, 2017.

Section

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