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Sustainable salvation of deficient RC bridges by means of the UHPFRC Technology

Brühwiler, Eugen  
2024
IABSE Symposium Manchester 2024: Construction's Role for a World in Emergency
IABSE Symposium Manchester

Structural application of impermeable, tensile strain hardening UHPFRC (Ultra-High-Performance Fibre-Reinforced-Cementitious Composite) follows two fundamental concepts: 1) Rehabilitation and strengthening of existing bridges by adding a layer of UHPFRC, and 2) Construction of new bridges in UHPFRC. This paper presents recent UHPFRC project realized in Switzerland using UHPFRC for the salvation of deficient reinforced concrete bridges, to improve their structural resistance and durability, as well as to extend their service duration. This allows to avoid the common practice consisting in the material and cost invasive “demolition-replacement” still largely applied. In this way, the UHPFRC Technology using a small amount of a novel building material provides a significant contribution towards sustainability since UHPFRC allows to preserve the existing bridge, its original materials and embodied energy.

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conference paper
DOI
10.2749/manchester.2024.1325
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85201570789

Author(s)
Brühwiler, Eugen  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Date Issued

2024

Publisher

International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)

Published in
IABSE Symposium Manchester 2024: Construction's Role for a World in Emergency
ISBN of the book

9783857482045

Start page

1325

End page

1331

Subjects

cementitious fiber reinforced composite material

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existing bridges

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existing structures

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rehabilitation

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structural strengthening

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sustainability

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UHPFRC

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REVIEWED

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Event nameEvent acronymEvent placeEvent date
IABSE Symposium Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

2024-04-10 - 2024-04-12

Available on Infoscience
January 26, 2025
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