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Bex, Switzerland, 2012
- GFRP-balsa sandwich bridge deck adhesively bonded onto two steel girders
- Span 11.45 m, width 7.50 m, 65° skew angle
- Semi-integrated bridge without expansion joints and no separate sealing
- Replacement of one-lane concrete bridge by new two-lane bridge without increasing total load on old brick abutments
- Reduction of bridge closure time from 50 days (conventional replacement) to 10 days
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GFRP-Balsa Sandwich Bridge Deck: Concept, Design, and Experimental Validation
Journal of Composites for Construction. 2014. Vol. 18, num. 2, p. 04013043. DOI : 10.1061/(Asce)Cc.1943-5614.0000423. Warning
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Lightweight construction for heavy traffic: bridge composed of balsa wood
Telecast Einstein, broadcast station DRS (Switzerland), January 31, 2013