Research Article

Span Length Variance Effect on the Fatigue Life of FRP Bridge Deck

Table 1

Material properties of FRP (unit: MPa).

DescriptionUpper flangeWebLower flange
Fiber directionVertical to fiberFiber directionVertical to fiberFiber directionVertical to fiber

Elastic modulus28,300.018,700.031,100.015,000.027,800.012,900.0
Tensile strength309.054.7497.351.2341.372.4
Compressive strength326.1175.7512.0164.7459.0168.0
Shear strength 51.6140.3294.6129.0256.5128.12

Inplane shear strength, 2interlaminar shear strength.