COST ECONOMIES IN CONCRETE BRIDGES-A RESUME OF CURRENT STRUCTURAL RESEARCH

METHODS ARE DISCUSSED BY WHICH COST ECONOMIES IN CONCRETE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION MAY BE EFFECTED. A RESUME IS PRESENTED OF CURRENT STRUCTURAL RESEARCH RESULTING IN A THEORETICAL DISCUSSION SHOWING THAT LARGE FIRST COST ECONOMIES CAN BE EFFECTED BY MEANS OF A FULLER UTILIZATION OF THE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE STRUCTURAL FRAME. BY ADOPTING A MONOLITHIC ELASTIC FRAME, THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE IS PUT TO WORK, THERBY NOT ONLY EFFECTING A DISTINCT SAVING IN YARDAGE, BUT ALSO OPERATING TO ELIMINATE EXPANSION JOINTS, THUS LESSENING MAINTENANCE EXPENSE. THE DISCUSSION POINTS OUT THAT THE COST BASIS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES IS TOO LOW. THE QUESTION OF INCREASED LOADS AND SPECIAL LOADS CALLS FOR HIGHWAY DESIGN FOR HEAVIER LOADS AND SUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 10, pp 280-323, 27 FIG. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Mccullough, C B
  • Gemeny, A L
  • Freeman, P J
  • Livingston, A G
• Publication Date: 1931

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 11-12, 1930
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 10
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete bridges; Construction; Costs; Elasticity (Mechanics); Highway design; Loads; Maintenance; Methodology; Structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209268
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM