Bridges of the AASHO Road Test: A Unique and Historic Research Endeavor

The final plan for the landmark AASHO Road Test--approaching its 50th anniversary--included 16 short-span test bridges, representing in simplified form the types commonly built on the U.S. highway system, to serve as case studies of the effect of repeated overstress. In this article, three key participants in the AASHO Road Test bridge program review the scope of the bridge studies, the methods and approaches, the findings and directions, and the lasting results.

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• Authors:
  • Fenves, S J
  • Fisher, J W
  • Viest, I M
• Publication Date: 2005-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 16-23
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 241
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826
  • Serial URL: https://doi.org/10.17226/895

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Case studies; Dynamic tests; History; Load tests; Stresses; Testing
• Identifier Terms: AASHO Road Test
• Uncontrolled Terms: Overloads
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; History; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01015125
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 10 2006 1:48PM