Field and Analytical Study for Deteriorating Precast Double-Tee Girder Bridges
This project discusses the performance of deteriorating double-tee (DT) girder bridges that have been in service for many years. This included field testing of two single-span DT girder bridges in South Dakota for live load distribution factors (LLDFs) and dynamic load allowance (IM). The LLDFs and IM were determined using strain data measured during the tests. When calculating LLDFs, nearly all the measured LLDFs were below the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) values. While analyzing the data, it was found that the stems on the same girder did not always have similar strain quantities. Hence, newly proposed stem and joint approaches to calculate the LLDFs were investigated and compared with the conventional girder approach. These results were also compared with those determined according to AASHTO Standard and Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) specifications. It was found that both the AASHTO LRFD and Standard specifications were conservative when estimating IM, compared with the test results for both bridges. Analytical models for both bridges were then created in CSi Bridge to perform parametric studies with variance in DT bridge design parameters. It was concluded that the AASHTO LRFD values are typically conservative for the studied parametric bridges.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
South Dakota State University, Brookings
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Brookings, SD United States 57007 North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND United States 58108Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Seo, Junwon
- Kidd, Brian
- Wehbe, Nadim
- Publication Date: 2021-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 76p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Deterioration; Dynamic loads; Field tests; Girder bridges; Live loads; Load and resistance factor design
- Identifier Terms: AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications; AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges
- Geographic Terms: South Dakota
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01766485
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: MPC 21-426
- Contract Numbers: MPC-565
- Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Mar 8 2021 11:42AM