Research Article
Span Length Variance Effect on the Fatigue Life of FRP Bridge Deck
Table 1
Material properties of FRP (unit: MPa).
| Description | Upper flange | Web | Lower flange | Fiber direction | Vertical to fiber | Fiber direction | Vertical to fiber | Fiber direction | Vertical to fiber |
| Elastic modulus | 28,300.0 | 18,700.0 | 31,100.0 | 15,000.0 | 27,800.0 | 12,900.0 | Tensile strength | 309.0 | 54.7 | 497.3 | 51.2 | 341.3 | 72.4 | Compressive strength | 326.1 | 175.7 | 512.0 | 164.7 | 459.0 | 168.0 | Shear strength |
51.61 | 40.32 | 94.61 | 29.02 | 56.51 | 28.12 |
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Inplane shear strength, 2interlaminar shear strength.
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