ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES. BRIDGE MANAGEMENT. INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BRIDGE MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, GUILDFORD, MARCH 28-30, 1990

The upgrading of suspension bridges, if required, is an extremely costly procedure. It is therefore worth some considerable effort on the part of the engineer to determine if rehabilitation is in fact really needed for the safety of the bridge or whether it is only required in order to satisfy a code. The importance is emphasized of taking a critical look at criteria, including traffic and wind loads, aerodynamic stability and seismic response. Recent developments in wind tunnel testing are presented, with observations on long-term cable stretch, reliability of temperature measurements and the use of limit states design. Three examples are taken from suspension bridges ranging in span from under 200 m to over 800 m.(A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 830553.

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• Authors:
  • Buckland, P G
• Publication Date: 1990

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 475-487
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Routledge
  • Publisher: Routledge

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Cables; Coefficients; Conferences; Loads; Maintenance; Safety; Suspension bridges; Temperature; Tests
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00606658
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 1-85166-456-4
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM