REPAIRS TO STEEL BRIDGES

DETERIORATION AND REPAIRS TO STEEL BRIDGES ARE DISCUSSED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: FLOORBEAM FAILURE, UNDERGRADE BRIDGES, REPAIR GANGS, HIGH-STRENGTH BOLTS, NUMBER OF SPANS, PIN-CONNECTED TRUSS, TOP FLANGE ANGLES, AND LOWER CHORD. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE PROCEDURE FOR ANY GIVEN BRIDGE REPAIR JOB WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE PECULIARITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL CASE AND THE ECONOMICS OF VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES. METHODS AND TECHNIQUES WERE LISTED IN REPAIRING MOST TYPES OF FAILURE.

• Publication Date: 1966

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bolts; Bridge decks; Bridge superstructures; Deterioration; Flanges; Maintenance personnel; Metal bridges; Pins; Repairing; Steel bridges; Trusses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans; Repairs
• Old TRIS Terms: High strength bolts
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218269
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 36-42
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1994 12:00AM