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Gallegos Calderon, Christian AlfredoAuthorGoicolea Ruigomez, Jose MariaAuthorGallegos Calderón, ChristianAuthorGomez Pulido, Maria DoloresAuthor

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August 21, 2023
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Influence of the Properties of a Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Deck on the Dynamic Response of a Road Bridge

Publicated to: Revista Politécnica. 52 (1): 73-82 - 2023-01-01 52(1), DOI: 10.33333/rp.vol52n1.08

Authors:

Gallegos-Calderón C; Oliva-Quecedo J; Pulido MDG; Goicolea JM
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Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author

Abstract

The use of multicellular Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) deck panels in the rehabilitation and construction of bridges has increased over the last 30 years due to several benefits, such as: low maintenance cost, fast ins-tallation, corrosion resistance, and high strength-to-weight ratio. Due to the orthotropic nature of GFRP decks and their complex cross-section geometry, expensive computational problems may be obtained when bridges that include these elements are analyzed under traffic loads. Therefore, this paper studies the dynamic response of a GFRP-steel road bridge modelling the multicellular GFRP deck as an orthotropic plate. For this purpose, a finite element model of the hybrid structure is developed, and a sensitivity analysis is carried out to investigate the influence of the mechanical properties of the orthotropic element on the bridge behavior. The roughness of the pavement, the degree of composite action between the deck and the stringers, the multibody dynamic model of a truck, and the vehicle-bridge interaction phenomenon are included in the analyses. Results indicate that the most relevant properties of the orthotropic plate on the response of the structure are the modulus of elasticity in the longitudinal direction, the modulus of elasticity in the transverse direction, and the shear modulus. Also, achieving a full composite action and avoiding deterioration of road are identified as key aspects to reduce the vibration levels on the hybrid bridge.
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Keywords

Sustainable cities and communities

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Revista Politécnica, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Engineering (Miscellaneous), give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-22:

  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-22:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 11.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 11 - sustainable cities and communities, with a probability of 71% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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