CAN ECONOMICAL BRIDGE TESTING REDUCE POSTING?

Field testing that cuts strain data recording time in half and reduced costs let engineers economically determine the structural capabilities of a posted Delaware bridge. The field testing and subsequent rating of the three-span steel girder-and-slab bridge showed that although girders were only partially embedded in the slab, they acted compositely with the concrete slab, and that significant restraint was present at the bearing supports.

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    P.O. Box 558
    Park Ridge, IL  United States  60068
  • Authors:
    • Chajes, M J
    • Mertz, D R
    • Commander, B
  • Publication Date: 1996-8

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 00725709
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Sep 5 1996 12:00AM