Analysis and Verification Testing of the Historic San Miguel Bridge

The Civil Engineering Department at the University of Colorado at Denver has been involved in a bridge research project funded by the National Center for Preservation Technology Transfer and by the State Historical Fund of the Colorado Historical Society. The subject topic of this paper is the San Miguel Bridge, located in Montrose County. The lateral stiffness of the existing bridge was compared to a finite element analysis. The analysis accounted for the extra stiffing offered by the deck. The results are presented and issues with the data are illustrated and discussed.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/40853(217)22
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2025 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Elias, Kazwan M
  • Rutz, Fred
  • Rens, Kevin L
• Conference:
  • Fourth Forensic Engineering Congress
  • Location: Cleveland Ohio, United States
  • Date: 2006-10-6 to 2009-20-9
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 271-285
• Monograph Title: Forensic Engineering (2006)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridges; Finite element method; Stiffness
• Geographic Terms: Colorado
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01987897
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784408537
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Apr 27 2026 3:01PM