Post-tensioned carbon fiber composite cable (CFCC), Little Pond Bridge, Route 302, Fryeburg, Maine.

PDFTech Report13-02BridgesCarbon fibersCorrosion resistant materialsFiber reinforced polymersCablesBridge decksPosttensioningComposite materialsTendons (Materials)FabricationCostsMaineMaine. Dept. of TransportationThompson, BillParlin, MarkMaine. Dept. of TransportationUS Transportation CollectionCorrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete has been a constant and expensive maintenance problem whichis exacerbated by Maine\ue2\u20ac\u2122s coastal environment, harsh winters, and the use of chlorides on the roads andbridges. Carbon fiber products are increasingly being used in many applications to replace steel instructures. Carbon fiber can be used as reinforcing in concrete slabs. Carbon reinforced polymer (CFRP)is non-corrosive and can be made into rigid bar and used as reinforcement. It is light in weight, strong,non-magnetic, and non-corrosive and also has a low thermal linear expansion coefficient. Carbon FiberComposite Cable (CFCC) is a cable made with carbon fiber and polymer composite. As a pre-stressing orpost tensioning strand it has relaxation properties very similar to that of steel. This material could prove tobe a very good tool in our battle again corrosion in bridges