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krafton® 500.40 FRP Bridge Decking Plank

This is a standard FRP bridge decking plank of excellent quality, attractively priced, ideally suited for pedestrian bridges, cycle bridges and service vehicles. These attributes make krafton® 500.40 FRP bridge decking elements a popular product that is frequently chosen by contractors, municipalities and governments.

This FRP bridge deck is laid with a male-female connection. As a result, the FRP bridge decking elements are arranged tightly against each other.

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Measurements
500 x 40 mm
Material
(FRP) Fibre-reinforced plastic
ECI Value
€3.10 p/m2
Deutsche Bahn
DIBt toelating
Eisenbahn Bundesamt
NEN 13706-E23

Everything about the krafton® 500.40 FRP Bridge Decking Plank

As its name suggest, the krafton® 500.40 FRP bridge decking plank is 500 mm wide. The overall bridge deck is quick to assemble since fewer planks are required for the entire span, avoiding long closures and reducing other logistical challenges.

Our FRP bridge decking planks can be mounted on support structures made of steel, wood, aluminium and FRP.

Description

This krafton® FRP bridge decking plank is the strongest plank available in the market with DIBt approval (No. Z-10.9-655).

Moreover, the plank has been tested according to the Building Decree and NEN-EN 1991-2NB.

  • For refurbishment and new construction
  • Effective dimensions: 500x40mm
  • Evenly distributed load of 5 kN/m2 (500 kg per m2) at a span of 1720 mm
  • Exceptionally high point load of 7 kN (700 kg) on 100x100mm
  • Suitable class="uk-table uk-table-striped uk-table-small" for service vehicles up to 5 tons (5,000 kg) and incidental vehicle up to 12 tons (12,000 kg)
  • Maximum span width for vehicles: 910 mm
  • Suitable class="uk-table uk-table-striped uk-table-small" for mounting on steel, composite and wooden support structure
  • Easy and rapid installation of krafton® bridge decking planks
  • TÜV-certified non-slip coating (R12-R13) with grain sizes from 0.7 to 3 mm
Technical information krafton® 500.40
Article DG50040
Use refurbishment and new construction
Effective dimensions 500 x 40 mm
Evenly distributed load 5 kN / m2 (500 kg per m2) at a span of 1720 mm
Exceptionally high point load 7 kN (700 kg) on 100x100mm
Suitable class="uk-table uk-table-striped uk-table-small" for service vehicles 5 tons (5.000 kg)
Suitable class="uk-table uk-table-striped uk-table-small" for incidental vehicles 12 tons (12.000 kg)
Maximum span width for vehicles 910 mm
Mounting on support structure steel, composite and wood
Installation easy and rapid
Non-slip coating TÜV-certified non-slip coating (R12-R13) with grain sizes from 0.7 to 3 mm

 

Certifications of this FRP Bridge Decking Plank

This krafton® FRP bridge decking plank has DIBt approval (Z-10.9-655) and has also been tested according to the Building Decree, NEN-EN 1991-2NB and Eurocode.

View the certifications for the krafton® 500.40 GRP bridge deck plank here.

 

Downloads

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Assembly instructions

Watch our assembly instruction video’s here.

MKI-waarde €3.10 per m2

The krafton® 500.40 plank has an ECI value of €1.55 m1 which converts to €3.10 m2, for a service life of 100 years. In comparison with a bridge deck made of wood, this is 68.8% lower, were a wooden deck must be replaced every 20 years (based on the EPD product card Footbridge (wood), category 3). In comparison with a bridge deck made of steel walking grids, this is 87.3% lower, were the steel walking grid needs to be replaced every 50 years (based on the EPD product card Walking grid; steel, galvanized and coated, category 3).

Technical properties krafton® 500.40 FRP Bridge Decking Plank

When a span is chosen in combination with a deflection requirement that is below the relevant lines in the graph, the krafton® 500.40 meets the requirements set for a bridge decking plank in accordance with the Dutch Building Decree for use as a cycle and pedestrian bridge deck. Depending on the deflection requirement, the krafton® 500.40 can handle almost any span and the maximum bending stress will not be reached. In other words, like all planks, krafton® 500.40 can also effortlessly form an FRP bridge deck with the required FRP planks load.

Geometric properties
Width (w) 500 mm
Height (h) 40 mm
Number of ribs (n) 11 units
Distance between ribs (d) 50 mm
Surface area (A) 5.571 mm2
Shear surface (As) 1.836 mm2
Moment of inertia (I) 1.238.296 mm4
Section modulus (S) 51.119 mm3
Plank weight (W) 20 kg/m2

 

Mechanical properties
krafton® unit 500.40
Elasticity modulus (Eb,kar) 33.363 N/mm2
Bending stress (ðb,kar) 431 N/mm2
Shear stress (tkar) 44,9 N/mm2
Allowable transverse force due to point load on 100x100 (Dkar,100) 36.542 N
Allowable transverse force due to point load on 200x200 (Dkar,200) 90.289 N

 

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