Abstract
<p> The main goal of the research project, carried out by the science-business consortium, was to develop and demonstrate FRP composite members for bridges, including their concept design, material research, manufacturing technique selection and structural testing. The objective of the paper is the development and research on a new FRP bridge girder fabricated by VARTM manufacturing technique. The reduced scale prototype girder with the total length of 13,5 m was tested to evaluate its carrying capacity, modes of failure, basic dynamic parameters as well as overall behaviour under ultimate static load. The girder met the prescribed serviceability and safety criteria and is likely to be implemented on-site soon. The FEM model of the girder was validated against testing results and was further used for a prototype FRP bridge design. The output of the research project gives a very promising future for the FRP girder application in bridge engineering.</p>
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