EXPERINENCES FROM FATIGUE AND RUPTURE TESTS ON A PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE

DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF EXTENSIVE FATIGUE TESTS AND A FINAL STATIC TEST, UP TO FAILURE, CARRIED OUT ON A 5 YEAR OLD MODERN HIGHWAY BRIDGE WHICH HAD TO BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW EXPRESS HIGHWAY. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PROPERTIES OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ARE DESCRIBED. THE TESTS REPRESENT A PROOF OF THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE UNDER REPETITIVE LOADING. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 23, pp 601-623, 16 FIG, 2 TAB, 13 PHOT, 1 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Intl Symp Concr Bridge Des Proc /Can

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• Authors:
  • Rosli, A
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Building materials; Fatigue tests; Highway bridges; Prestressed concrete; Properties of materials; Reliability; Repeated loads; Rock fracture; Safety
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208698
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1970 12:00AM