Evaluation and Monitoring of the First CFRP Prestressed Concrete Bridge in the USA

劳伦斯科技大学（LTU）正在进行的研究已经领导密歇根州南菲尔德市，授权在美国建造第一座CFRP预应力混凝土桥梁。该桥梁系统的概念设计是基于由美国国家科学基金会资助并在LTU进行的研究调查。与这座创新的桥梁平行，一座三跨桥梁将使用传统材料建造。本次调查的目的是为本科生研究团队提供实验比较的机会，并验证两种桥梁系统的设计方法和各种结构部件的性能。该调查结果将为今后CFRP桥梁的建设提供有价值的信息

Ongoing research at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) have lead the City of Southfield, Michigan, to authorize the construction of the first CFRP prestressed concrete bridge in the USA. The conceptual design of this bridge system is based on research investigations funded by NSF and conducted at LTU. Parallel to this innovative Bridge, a three-span bridge will be constructed using conventional materials. The objective of the proposed investigation is to provide the undergraduate student research team with the opportunity to experimentally compare, and verify the design approach and the performance of various structural components of both bridge systems. The investigation will result in valuable information that can be adopted in the construction of future CFRP bridges