Abstract
A three-year cooperative research effort was initiated under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Construction Productivity Advancement Research (CPAR) Program to develop and demonstrate fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite piling systems for marine/waterfront applications. Performance target goals for FRP composite fender, bearing and sheet piling systems, were established by the research team that included Port owners and operators. Designs to meet these performance goals were developed as part of a design competition among participating manufacturers and design professionals. Specimens were fabricated and tested against the established performance goals. Selected fender piling systems were installed in an operating port facility as a demonstration test. This paper describes the design and testing phases of the project as well as the status of the field demonstration.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 830-839 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 Ports Conference. Part 1 (of 2) - Long Beach, CA, USA Duration: Mar 8 1998 → Mar 11 1998 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 1998 Ports Conference. Part 1 (of 2) |
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| City | Long Beach, CA, USA |
| Period | 3/8/98 → 3/11/98 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ocean Engineering