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

劳伦斯理工大学(LTU)正在进行的研究导致密歇根州南菲尔德市批准建造美国第一座CFRP预应力混凝土桥梁。这个桥梁系统的概念设计是基于由国家科学基金会资助的研究调查，并在LTU进行的。与这座创新的大桥平行，一座三跨大桥将使用传统材料建造。拟议调查的目的是为本科生研究团队提供实验比较的机会，并验证两个桥梁系统的各种结构组件的设计方法和性能。这项调查将得出有价值的信息，可用于未来的CFRP桥梁建设。

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