The Bar Harbor Yacht Club Pier is a Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer (FRP)-glulam pedestrian pier designed for an 80-psf Live Load. The total project cost 25% less than steel construction.

Specifications

• Year Constructed: 1995
• Length: 124 ft.
• Width: 5 ft.
• Design Live Load: 4.1 kPa (85 psf)
• Wood Species: Red Maple
• FRP Tensile Strength: 827,400 kPa (120,000 psi)
• FRP Tensile Modulus: 45,500 MPa (6,600,000 psi)
• FRP Material Suppliers: Johns Manville, Georgia Pacific Resins, Strongwell

Sponsored by: Bar Harbor Yacht Club, US Department of Agriculture Wood in Transportation Initiative