Instrumentation During Live Load Testing and Load Rating of Five Slab-On-Girder Bridges

Five slab-on-girder bridges were tested during the summer of 2016 by the University of Maine (UMaine) as part of this program for the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT): (1) Steuben No. 3067 Dyer Bay Road over Dyer Creek; (2) Waltham No. 3238 Route 179 over Union River; (3) Pembroke No. 3884 Pembroke Cross Road over Pennamaquan River; (4) Windham No. 5298 Windham Center Road over Pleasant River; (5) Buckfield No. 5452 North Buckfield Road over Nezinscot River (West Branch). Revised load ratings were computed using data collected during live load testing. Details of bridge instrumentation, load cases, and strain plots for each bridge are provided in Appendices A.1, A.3, A.3.5, A.4.5, and A.5.5. The results of the tests and analyses are summarized below and are compared with the existing ratings. Use of these revised load ratings, live load test data, and extrapolation of these results to other structures is at the sole discretion of the bridge owner.

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    University of Maine, Orono

    Advanced Structures and Composites Center
    35 Flagstaff Road
    Orono, ME  United States  04469

    Maine Department of Transportation

    16 State House Station
    Augusta, ME  United States  04333-0016
  • Authors:
    • Tomlinson, Scott
    • Davids, William
    • Albraheemi, Mahmood
    • Schanck, Andrew
  • Publication Date: 2016-12

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 145p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01839096
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: ME 18-2, 17-11-1414
  • Contract Numbers: 20160413000000003122; Project 017666.00 & 020832.0
  • Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Mar 21 2022 10:03AM