Abstract
Eliminating corrosion makes concrete deck slabs virtually maintenance-free, which makes life cycle costs of steel-free concrete decks much lower than reinforced concrete decks. In response, compressive membrane forces develop in the concrete deck. Ultimate load can be greater than the load at which the same deck would fail if it were reinforced conventionally.
Fact Sheet ID Number
CV02021
Sub-Area
Composite Materials & Technologies
Keywords
steel free concrete, bridge deck, construction material, shear connector
DOI
10.5703/1288284315739
Date of this Version
1-1-2007
Recommended Citation
ECT Team, Purdue, "Steel-Free Concrete Bridge Deck" (2007). ECT Fact Sheets. Paper 30.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284315739