FIELD TESTING OF AGUASABON RIVER BRIDGE IN ONTARIO

This paper describes the field testing of the Aguasabon River bridge in Ontario, a three-span, continuous, steel girder bridge with parabolic haunches of composite concrete slab construction. As part of the 1973 bridge testing program, the structure was tested both statically and dynamically with two load-testing vehicles. Because this structure had a history of failures of the haunch weld detail and because it was one of several similarly designed structures, it was decided to determine the actual bridge behavior under load as well as its structural adequacy. Outlined are the grid type and other analytical procedures followed to predict stresses and deflections, which are then compared with those values recorded during the static loading. An estimate of the fatigue life of the weld details is made by using the dynamic strain data obtained. General aspects of the behavior of the structure are discussed, and conclusions are drawn on the structural adequacy of the test bridge and the methods used in the analysis and testing.

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• Authors:
  • King, J Peter C
  • Csagoly, Paul F
  • Fisher, John W
• Conference:
  • 54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia
  • Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 48-60
• Monograph Title: Earthquake-lnduced Dynamic Response of Bridges and Bridge Measurements
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 579
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deflection; Dynamic loads; Field tests; Girder bridges; Load tests; Mechanical fatigue; Static loads; Stresses; Structural analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fatigue life; Structural adequacy
• Geographic Terms: Ontario, Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Static loading
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139850
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309024935
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM