FRP Composite Girder Technology Webinar: Evolution and Continuous Improvement of Design,  Manufacturing, and Construction

June 21, 2022 Civil Infrastructure Durability

FRP Composite Girder Technology Webinar:

Evolution and Continuous Improvement of Design,  Manufacturing, and Construction

Orono, Maine — The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center, housed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center will host the second and final installation of their Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Girder Technology Webinar.

The webinar highlights the successful installation of the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden, Maine. Part one of the webinar focused on the benefits of this technology, where this webinar will look at its evolution and future.

Join Us!

June 27, 2022
12:00 – 1:00pm
Via Zoom

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Additional Development of the GBeam

  • Field LL Testing of Hampden Grist Mill Bridge
  • Continued development of shear connectors (ridged, ridged with SS steel, perhaps FRP connectors if they prove out)
  • Girder creep testing
  • Girder web shear capacity
  • Ongoing and planned future research

Manufacturing and Installation of GBeams

  • Basic elements and evolution of the manufacturing process
  • The future manufacturing process – pultrusion
  • Installations in-place, in-fabrication and planned

The event will be hosted by Dr. Bill Davids of the University of Maine.

Contact: Taylor Ward, taylor.ward@maine.edu

Hampden bridge event celebrates UMaine’s groundbreaking research in sustainable, low-cost transportation solutions 

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