Download or read book Temperature-dependent Performance of Polymer Concrete Wearing Surface System on the Poplar Street Bridge written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report details a five-year study of the performance of the epoxy (polymer) concrete wearing surface placed on the orthotropic steel-plate deck of the Poplar Street Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri. This study involved inspections, field testing and laboratory experiments and analyses. During the first few years, the focus was on the field study components. Later when some cracks were observed on the wearing surface, a detailed experimental and analytical investigation was incorporated to understand the cause of the cracks and study potential crack-repair procedures. Laboratory experiments were undertaken to study the temperature-dependent mechanical properties of the polymer concrete materials used on the bridge deck.