DYNAMIC STUDIES OF THE AASHO ROAD TEST BRIDGES

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE DYNAMIC STUDIES PERFORMED ON THE BRIDGES OF THE AASHO ROAD TEST IS PRESENTED. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THESE STUDIES TO PREVIOUS FILED TESTS IS POINTED OUT, AND THE GENERAL METHOD OF ATTACK USED IS TYPES OF MEASUREMENTS TAKEN AND THE ANALYTICAL STUDIES CONDUCTED. FINALLY, THE HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT RESULTS OBTAINED AND OF THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN ARE PRESENTED. THE DETAILS OF THE ANALYSES AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEPS LEADING TO THE CONCLUSIONS PRESENTED ARE OMITTED, AND ONLY THE MOST IMPORTANT FINDINGS ARE DISCUSSED. THIS PAPER IS OFFERED AS A SYNOPSIS OF DIGEST OF THE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE INVESTIGATION PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED AND IS INTENDED TO SERVE BOTH AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY FOR PERSONS DESIRING FURTHER INFORMATION AND AS A CONCISE SUMMARY FOR THOSE INTERESTED ONLY IN THE MAJOR FINDINGS. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
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• Authors:
  • Fenves, S J
  • Veletsos, A S
  • Siess, C P
• Conference:
  • Highway Research Board Conference on the AASHO Road Test
  • Location: St Louis MO, United States
  • Date: 1962-5-16 to 1962-5-18
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Monograph Title: THE AASHO ROAD TEST - PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD MAY 16-18, 1962, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 73
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic tests; Highway bridges; Load tests
• Identifier Terms: AASHO Road Test
• Old TRIS Terms: Test results
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209221
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM