PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A PARTIALLY PRESTRESSED RIGID FRAME CONCRETE BRIDGE

THE CASCADE ORCHARDS BRIDGE IS A CONTINUOUS PARTIALLY PRESTRESSED RIGID FRAME CONCRETE BRIDGE. IT IS CONSTRUCTED FROM CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE BOX GIRDERS AND PRECAST, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE GIRDERS FIELD POST-TENSIONED FOR STRUCTURAL CONTINUITY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE, DESIGN CRITERIA, AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES INTRODUCES A SUMMATION OF FIELD OBSERVATION AND MEASUREMENT RESULTS ABOUT THE IN-SERVICE PERFORMANCE OF THIS BRIDGE. THE STRUCTURE'S RESPONSE TO LOADS AFFIRMS THE APPLICABILITY OF THE AVAILABLE DESIGN KNOWLEDGE TO A PARTIALLY PRESTRESSED AND REINFORCED CONCRETE STATICALLY INDETERMINATE BRIDGE SYSTEM. /RRL/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • No 23, pp 625-630, 2 FIG, 1 PHOT
  • Corporate Authors:

    Intl Symp Concr Bridge Des Proc /Can

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  • Authors:
    • Grant, A
    • Clark, J H
  • Publication Date: 1969

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00208699
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Nov 18 1970 12:00AM