I-15 BRIDGES USED FOR STRUCTURAL STUDIES

Highway bridges idled and waiting demolition in the Interstate 15 (I-15) reconstruction in Utah are being used as large-scale lab equipment by structural engineers. More than 30 bridges are being torn down and replaced. One bridge that was part of the I-15/I-215 interchange is being shaken by researchers, who are measuring the structure's reactions to the stress. The goal of this particular series of tests is to determine whether various shaking techniques can tell if a bridge has structural damage and then pinpoint the location of that damage.

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• Publication Date: 1999-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering News
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Civil Engineering News, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1051-9629

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demolition; Highway bridges; Interstate highways; Reconstruction; Structural tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Destructive tests
• Geographic Terms: Utah
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00768892
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 17 1999 12:00AM