PIARC XVII WORLD ROAD CONGRESS, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, OCTOBER 8-15 1983. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT ON ROAD BRIDGES
The committee discussed the following: waterproofing and surfacing (stresses induced in waterproofing and surfacing, design of the waterproofing/surfacing complex, laying of the waterproofing, laying of the surfacing, behaviour); expansion joints (design, types of joint, selection, installation, performance and maintenance, trends); bridge bearings (state of the art: bridge bearings used in different countries, mechanical properties of recent types of bearings, requirements for bridge bearings, experiences with bridge bearings in service); bridge inspection and testing equipment (access, survey checks, special investigtions); transition between road and bridge (settlement and consolidation, partial failure of embankment and countermeasures, abnormal behaviour of abutment and countermeasures, other problems). (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Permanent International Association of Road Congr
2 Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg
F-75007 Paris, France - Publication Date: 1983
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 55 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Abutments; Bridge bearings; Bridge decks; Bridges; Conferences; Consolidation; Design; Durability; Embankments; Equipment; Expansion joints; Failure; Ground settlement; Highway bridges; Highways; Inspection; Installation; International; Joints; Maintenance; Paving; Prevention; Seal coats; Soil stabilization; State of the art reports; Strength of materials; Stresses; Surfacing; Surveillance; Testing equipment; Tests; Waterproofing
- Uncontrolled Terms: Interpretation; Laying; Selection
- ITRD Terms: 3424: Abutment; 3415: Bearing (bridge); 3455: Bridge; 3493: Bridge surfacing; 8525: Conference; 5791: Consolidation (soil); 9011: Design (overall design); 5910: Durability; 2801: Embankment; 3674: Equipment; 5520: Failure; 2755: Highway; 3840: Installation; 9034: International; 2998: Joint (structural); 3623: Laying; 3847: Maintenance; 9149: Prevention; 9072: Selection; 5792: Settlement; 8588: State of the art report; 5544: Strength (mater); 5575: Stress (in material); 9101: Surveillance; 6255: Test; 3492: Waterproofing course (bridge)
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00390257
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM