@inproceedings{9cd5dfaf578a4fe9a24042bea62fe55b,
title = "Seismic testing of the FlexiArch bridge system",
abstract = "The FlexiArch is a flat-pack bridge system made of unreinforced precast concrete voussoirs connected by a polymeric reinforcement and top screed. The development of the FlexiArch bridge system through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Queen's University and Macrete Ltd and two PhD research studies has resulted in several bridges that have been built in Ireland and the UK using this system. The FlexiArch rings contain no structural steel or mortar joints and can be transported to site as flat pack where it is then lifted, closing the tapered edges and forming the arch shape. However, there has been a barrier to its use in earthquake regions due to lack of knowledge of its performance under seismic loading. This paper summarises the construction and seismic testing of a 3-ring FlexiArch bridge system using the laboratory facilities at the University of California Irvine (UCI) and the shake table at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) under a UK Royal Academy of Engineering Global Research Award.",
author = "Su Taylor and Chris McCracken and Maria Feng and Paul McNulty and Myra Lydon and Des Robinson",
year = "2014",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014",
publisher = "International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC)",
editor = "Raafat El-Hacha",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014",
note = "7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2014 ; Conference date: 20-08-2014 Through 22-08-2014",
}