FIELD TESTING OF AN ORTHOTROPIC STEEL DECK PLATE BRIDGE

FIELD TESTS ARE DESCRIBED OF AN ORTHOTROPIC, STEEL DECK PLATE BRIDGE NEAR DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BRIDGE, LOADING METHODS EMPLOYED, TRANSDUCER TYPES AND LOCATIONS, RECORDING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION AND FABRICATION PROBLEMS ARE GIVEN. INCLUDED IS A STUDY OF THERMAL STRESSES IN THE STRUCTURE RESULTING FROM DIURNAL TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS. TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS ARE COMPARED WITH A THEORETICAL TREATMENT, AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS AND DECK ICING PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAM USED IN THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE BRIDGE. /BPR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hpr-1/5/, STATE D-4-15
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Davis, R E
• Publication Date: 1968-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridges; Computer programs; Construction; Field tests; Icing; Metal bridges; Orthotropic; Steel bridges; Steel plates; Structural design; Thermal stresses; Transducers
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207873
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 1994 12:00AM