ULTIMATE LOAD TEST OF SLAB-ON-GIRDER BRIDGE

The paper describes an ultimate load test on a short-span simply supported bridge having six rolled-steel girders and a noncomposite deck slab. The 40-year-old Stoney Creek bridge in London, Ontario, Canada is described, and the details of the testing procedure are given. The readings from the instruments are presented, and their interpretation is discussed. It was found that bearing restraint forces reduced the bending moment at midspan by a minimum of 11%; and that the transverse load distribution pattern of the bridge improves by a relatively small margin as the ultimate limit is approached. These and other findings are discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Bakht, B
  • Jaeger, L G
• Publication Date: 1992-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1608-24
• Serial:
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Volume: 118
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9445
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Bending moments; Breaking loads; Bridges; Girder bridges; Load transfer; Loads; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Slab-on-girder bridges; Transverse loading
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00622592
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1992 12:00AM