Static and fatigue load performance of a pultruded GFRP deck panel reinforced with steel wires

This paper presents an experimental study of the quasi-static and fatigue load performance of a pultruded GFRP (glass fiber-reinforced polymer) deck panel that can be used to furnish the roadway surface of temporary detour bridges. The flanges of the GFRP deck panel were reinforced with uniformly spaced steel wires to increase the flexural stiffness of the panel. A total of nine full size GFRP deck panel specimens were tested under static and...