TABULATION OF DYNAMIC STRAIN DATA ON A THREE SPAN CONTINUOUS BRIDGE STRUCTURE

A TABULATION IS PRESENTED OF DATA FROM A LOADING HISTORY FIELD TEST ON A THREE-SPAN CONTINUOUS STEEL STRINGER BRIDGE IN MARYLAND. THE DATA ARE PRESENTED AS STRESS RANGE HISTOGRAMS, AND ARE ALSO RELATED TO FIVE MAJOR TRUCK TYPES. STRESS RANGES AT THREE CROSSECTIONS ARE PRESENTED, BUT NO INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA IS MADE. THE HIGHEST STRESSES RECORDED WERE 5.75KSI, AND WERE CAUSED BY THREE- AXLE DUM TRUCKS. /BPR/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Maryland, College Park

  Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
  College Park, MD  United States  20742

  Maryland State Roads Commission

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  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Sartwell, A D
  • Heins, C P
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge superstructures; Continuous girder bridges; Dump trucks; Load tests; Steel; Stresses; Stringers; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
• Old TRIS Terms: Test results
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Motor Carriers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207944
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: No Aw-70-92-46
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 1970 12:00AM