TESTS TO FAILURE WITH INCREASING LOADS OF THE AASHO TEST BRIDGES
THE TESTS OF FAILURE ARE DESCRIBED TEN TEST BRIDGES REMAINING IN OPERATION AT THE END OF REGULAR TESTING ON THE AASHO ROAD TEST. THE BRIDGES FAILED UNDER INCREASINGLY HEAVIER MOVING LOADS. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST VEHICLES, TESTING PROCEDURE AND INSTRUMENTATION IS PRESENTED. THE BEHAVIOR DURING THE TEST AND UNDER FAILURE OF A NONCOMPOSITE STEEL BRIDGE, COMPOSITE STEEL BRIDGE, CONCRETE BRIDGE AND A PRETENSIONED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE, POST-TENSIONED PRESTRESSED BRIDGE IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. COMPUTED ULTIMATE MOMENTS ARE COMPARED WITH THE MOMENTS PRODUCED BY THE TEST VEHICLES AND THE DEAD WEIGHT OF THE BRIDGES. /AUTHOR/
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Authors:
- Galambos, Charles F
- Vincent, George S
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Conference:
- Highway Research Board Conference on the AASHO Road Test
- Location: St Louis MO, United States
- Date: 1962-5-16 to 1962-5-18
- Publication Date: 1962
Media Info
- Monograph Title: THE AASHO ROAD TEST - PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD MAY 16-18, 1962, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Special Report
- Issue Number: 73
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Composite structures; Failure; Highway bridges; Load tests; Metal bridges; Motion; Motor vehicles; Posttensioning; Prestressed concrete; Pretensioning; Reinforced concrete bridges; Steel bridges; Ultimate strength
- Identifier Terms: AASHO Road Test
- Uncontrolled Terms: Moving vehicles
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00209220
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM