Behavior of FRP Link Slabs in Jointless Bridge Decks

Table 3

Maximum flexural stresses for bottom elements for bridge girders.

Girder number	Open joint bridge (OJB)	Link slab bridge (LSB)	Percentage of decrease in girder stresses due to link slab
	maximum flexural stress (MPa)	maximum flexural stress (MPa)
S1G1	2.13	1.75	18%
S1G2	2.55	2.07	19%
S1G3	2.53	2.12	16%
S1G4	2.16	1.69	22%
S2G1	0.82	0.54	34%
S2G2	0.82	0.55	33%
S2G3	0.83	0.57	32%
S2G4	0.80	0.54	32%
S3G1	0.63	0.56	12%
S3G2	0.65	0.59	10%
S3G3	0.65	0.59	9%
S3G4	0.65	0.56	14%