Report 283 Durability of bonded steel plates for strengthening concrete highway bridges - a 20 year trial

Publication Year

1997

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Strengthening concrete bridges by bonding external steel plates to the soffit of the deck using structural epoxy adhesives has become a recognised practice over the last 20 years. The technique provides an economic solution where additional strengthening to concrete bridges is required. Alternatives such as the replacement or addition of structural members, or demolition and reconstruction are clearly more expensive.

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