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Event Details

Developments in FRP Bridge Design

8 February 2010, The Building Centre, London

Bridges have been built from the same selection of materials for the last 100 years – generally steel and concrete with the occasional use of aluminium and timber. Over the last decade there has been considerable development worldwide in the use of fibre reinforced polymers (FRP's) for bridge building. The UK has always led the way in innovative bridge design, boasting several ‘Worlds firsts’. Initial developments have been in footbridges, such as the Worlds first FRP footbridge, Aberfeldy Bridge, in Scotland (1992) and more recently the River Leri and Halgover Bridges. These developments have been followed by deck structures and primary structures for road bridges such as the Standen Hey Bridge.

FRPs offer bridge designers key advantages:

  • Reduced mass leading to easier, faster and more economic installation.
  • Superior durability, in particular to atmospheric degradation, de-icing salts etc, leading to reduced maintenance requirements.
  • Ability to form prefabricated complex shapes.
  • Good electrical and thermal properties which can be utilised to meet specific performance requirements.

    The benefits of FRPs have been demonstrated in short-to-medium span bridge applications but these will be even more significant in larger span bridges. This will open a new era of bridge design, allowing innovative, dramatic and more efficient structural forms to be conceived and constructed.

    Aim of the Event

    The adoption of FRPs will be a challenge to traditional bridge architects and engineers and so dissemination of technology will play a vital role. The aim of this NGCC event is to take the first steps in this by providing a forum for exchange of ideas, concepts and showcase recent projects.

    Who should Attend

    The event will be of benefit to all those involved in the bridge construction industry from material suppliers through to bridge engineers, architects and asset owners.

    Provisional Programme

    09:30 Registration
    10:00

    Welcome and Introduction
    Sue Halliwell, NGCC Coordinator

    10:10 Keynote: Developments in FRP Bridge Design - An Architects Perspective
    Mark Whitby, Ramboll
    10:40 Keynote: The Use of FRPs in UK Railway Bridges
    Brian Bell, Network Rail
    11:10 Technical and Economical Viability of FRP Bridges
    David Kendall, Optima Projects
    11:40 Refreshments and Networking
    12:00 Standen Hey Overbridge: A Long Term ASSET
    Neil Farmer, Tony Gee and Partners
    12:30 Bradkirk Bridge, A Case Study
    Francisco Santos and Menaga Mohan, Gurit UK
    13:00

    Building a New Wave of Composite Bridge Structures in Holland
    Mel Foster, Fibercore

    13:30 Lunch and Networking
    14:10 New Design and Construction of Road Bridges in Composite Materials in Spain: Sustainability Applied to Civil Works
    Carlo Paulotto, Acciona Infraestructuras, Spain
    14:40 Launder Aqueduct: Reconstruction in FRP
    Andrew Kenchington, Tony Gee and Partners
    15:10 Refreshments and Networking
    15:30 Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Bridge Comprising GRP Decking Bonded to Prestressed Concrete Beams
    Wendel Sebastian, University of Bristol
    16:00 Possibilities in FRP Bridge Design - A Manufacturers Point of View
    Peter Thorning, Fiberline Composites
    16:30 Discussion & Close

    Registrations

    To register for this event please download the below form. Places cost £150 (ex VAT) for non NGCC members, £50 (ex VAT) for members and students.

    Download Registration Form (.doc 76kb)


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    Contact: Claire Whysall
    Tel: +44 (0)1246 266246
    Email: ngcc@netcomposites.com
    Website: http://www.ngcc.org.uk

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