A concrete balanced cantilever box girder bridge in the Netherlands with carbon fibre prestressing cables
conference paper
In the Netherlands a pilot project has started to recognize the possibilities of non-metallic materials for prestressing. This project will also serve to gather more knowledge regarding the properties of non-metallic wires, their anchorages and their application in large tendons.
It is intended to apply Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic cables for external prestressing elements in a concrete balanced cantilever box girder bridge, that is going to be built in 1998/1999. Prior to the installation of these cables in the bridge their behaviour will be investigated by means of two shorter cables (10 m length) that will be stressed in a steel frame. The set-up of the pilot project is presented in this paper, while furthermore the findings of preceeding activities of an advisory committee will be discussed.
It is intended to apply Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic cables for external prestressing elements in a concrete balanced cantilever box girder bridge, that is going to be built in 1998/1999. Prior to the installation of these cables in the bridge their behaviour will be investigated by means of two shorter cables (10 m length) that will be stressed in a steel frame. The set-up of the pilot project is presented in this paper, while furthermore the findings of preceeding activities of an advisory committee will be discussed.
TNO Identifier
328815
Source title
Challenges for Concrete in the Next Millennium. Proceedings of the 13th FIP Congress on Challenges for Concrete in the Next Millennium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23-29 May
Editor(s)
Stoelhorst, D.
Boer, G.P.L. den
Balkema, A.A.
Boer, G.P.L. den
Balkema, A.A.
Pages
29-33
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