Read on to discover how Wagners Composite Fibre Technologies (CFT) and Toowoomba based engineering consultants, Kehoe Myers designed and certified Australia’s longest Fibre Reinforced Polymer truss bridge; due for construction in 2024/2025.
Designed for Redland City Council in Queensland, Eprapah Bridge is a 35.7 metre long, 4.7 metre wide Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) truss bridge with a 2.5 metre wide traffic width.
An imposed load of 5.0KPa / 2.5kN was included in the design criteria with wind and flood loading factored in (at 2.0m per second velocity) as well as debris loading and log impact.
Because of the length of the bridge at almost 36 metres, and the access required, there were splice joints. These splice joints broke up the span of the bridge into three elements equally spaced at 12 metres each and connected with splice joints using rivets which are extremely effective and give much better connection strength than bolted connections.
Join guest speakers Wagners CFT Lead Dr Ali Mohammed and Kehoe Myers Director Bjorn Jachmann for this 30-minute presentation as they explore the design standards and basis for Eprapah Bridge including details on frequency, connections, members and member design; and listen in to the following 15-minute Q&A session with engineers on their presentation.
This webinar is a must see for designers looking to maximise the potential of FRP and push the boundaries of what we thought was possible.
And check out this related story where Wagners CFT engineers have thought beyond what they’ve been told was achievable to prove the impossible is actually possible by delivering the longest rivetted Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) truss bridge in Australia! 👉 Read the full story now
