TURNER TRUCK IMPACT ON WASHINGTON STATE BRIDGES. FINAL REPORT

Values of various impacts associated with the concrete bridges in the State of Washington as related to the operation of trucks with configurations as proposed by Francis C. Turner have been determined. These cost estimates are presented in matrix form and are based on permutations involving four basic Turner prototype trucks, a range of values for the bridge design life and a range of values for bridge live load overload. The various cost estimates were compiled for a population of 2024 concrete bridges and were based on the assumption that each bridge in the population had a controlling maximum length simple span which was used in a failure criterion. The largest value of the cost estimate for the replacement of all deficient bridges in the population is 2.643 billion dollars, which resulted from the calculations involving the most severe Turner prototype truck loading (11AD), a 75 year design life, and a 0% live load overload. Several courses of action are postulated, and recommendations for further studies are given.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/287.1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Washington State University, Pullman

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  P.O. Box 642910
  Pullman, WA  United States  99164-2910

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building, 310 Maple Park Avenue SE, P.O. Box 47300
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504-7300

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Sorensen, H C
  • Manzo-Robledo, F
• Publication Date: 1992-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 48 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Concrete bridges; Cost estimating; Deficiencies; Equipment replacement; Estimates; Impact studies; Structural deterioration and defects; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Deficient bridges; Replacements; Turner proposal
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00628801
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 287.1
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1993 12:00AM