USE OF CONCRETE AS AN ECONOMIC HIGHWAY BRIDGE MATERIAL
THE MOST ECONOMICAL STRUCTURE FOR A GIVEN SITE SHOULD BE DETERMINED THROUGH SURVEY AND LOCATION OF THE SITE IN CONJUNCTION WITH COST DATA ON PROPERLY DESIGNED STRUCTURES. THE MOST ECONOMICAL BRIDGE IS THE LEAST COSTLY ONE CONSIDERING FIRST COST, MAINTENANCE, RENEWAL, INSURANCE, AND COST TO TRAFFIC, ETC. AVERAGE FIGURES ON ECONOMIC LIFE OF VARIOUS TYPES AND COST ANALYSIS OF A TYPICAL STRUCTURE ARE GIVEN. METHODS OF REDUCING FIRST COST BY USE OF SIMPLER TYPES OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES; HIGHER STRENGTH CONCRETE; RIGID FRAME STRUCTURES; AND CONTINUOUS SLAB VIADUCTS ARE ANALYZED. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 11, Pt 1, PP 77-96, 12 FIG, 3 TAB; part of Report of Committee on Highway Design: A Symposium on the Economics of Low Cost Highway Bridges. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Fleming, E M
- Publication Date: 1932
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 10-11, 1931. Part I: Reports of Research Committees and Papers
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 11
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Bridges; Concrete; Concrete structures; Continuous structures; Costs; Economics; High strength concrete; Highway bridges; Insurance; Maintenance; Rehabilitation; Traffic; Viaducts
- Uncontrolled Terms: Cost data
- Old TRIS Terms: Renovating; Rigid frame bridges
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Economics; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00209261
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jun 29 1971 12:00AM