| This paper deals with the feasibility of FRP pier footbridges. Steel pier bridgeshave generally used in Japan, but have some problems for corrosion; the total costincluding maintenance is much expensive in the long term. This study verifies thatthe LCC for FRP pier bridges is expected to be smaller than that for conventionalsteel pier bridges. The present adopted FRP pier bridges are of the girder or trusstype due to referring the existing FRP footbridges in Japan. Construction cost andmaintenance cost have been estimated through the investigation of the Japanesedomestic achievements and guidelines. It has also been shown that FRP pierbridges have large merit considering LCC and are recommended to be constructedin the future. |
