EXAMPLES OF REPAIRS TO CONCRETE IN BRIDGES

THE WORK OF THE THE HIGHWAY DISTRICTS IN NEW YORK THAT SUPERVISE ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK AND DO THE MAINTENANCE WORK ON ALL HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES BELONGING TO THE STATE SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED. THE MAINTENANCE CREWS ARE EQUIPPED TO DO ORDINARY MAINTENANCE WORK AND SNOW REMOVAL BUT ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO DO MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR WORK. SUCH WORK IS DONE BY CONTRACT, USING CONSTRUCTION RATHER THAN MAINTENANCE MONEY. DETERIORATION OF SURFACE COURSES ON BRIDGE DECKS IS PREVALENT. THE DETERIORATED WEARING COURSES ARE CONCRETE SLABS OR ASPHALT WEARING COURSES. THE COST OF REHABILITATING SOME OF THE OLDER BRIDGES OFTEN EXCEEDS THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE BRIDGE BUT TRAFFIC CAN USUALLY BE MAINTAINED WHILE REPAIRING THE BRIDGE AND STILL AT ONLY ABOUT ONE-FIFTH THE COST OF A NEW BRIDGE. ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, NEW YORK STATE BUREAU OF BRIDGES STARTED USING AIR-ENTRAINMENT IN STRUCTURAL CONCRETE. THERE ARE NO EXAMPLES OF REPAIR TO AIR- ENTRAINED CONCRETE YET. ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF THE FOLLOWING BRIDGES ARE DESCRIBED: GLENS FALLS BRIDGE, WATERFORD BRIDGE AND WESTERN GATEWAY BRIDGE.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/323/323-009.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 323, pp 66-71, 5 FIG Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Maun, Vere P
  • Britton, Harold
• Conference:
  • 41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 1962-1-8 to 1962-1-12
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Effects of de-icing chemicals on structures
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 323
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air entrained concrete; Bituminous materials; Concrete; Concrete construction; Contracts; Deterioration; Highway bridges; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance personnel; Repairing; Snow removal; Surface course (Pavements); Surface treating; Wearing course (Pavements)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deteriorated concrete; Repairs
• Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous surfacing; Maintenance administration; Structure maintenance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218295
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 29 1994 12:00AM