LATERAL CONNECTIONS FOR DOUBLE TEE BRIDGES

This project developed, analyzed, and tested a method for laterally connecting the edges of double tee members in a bridge. Load tests were conducted on a 27 ft span, two-tee bridge in the laboratory. Static and cyclic loadings were applied. No distress or failures were found in the connections during the testing program. The report reviews connection methods that have been used in the past and recommends a detail for use in Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) bridges. Appropriate lateral distribution factors for TxDOT bridges built with the recommended connection are addressed.

• Record URL:
  http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/1856-2.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research Project Title: Develop a Method to Tie Double "T" Flanges Together to Get Proper Lateral Load Transfer.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Transfer Office, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5051

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Jones, H L
• Publication Date: 2001-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 114 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge members; Flanges; Laboratory tests; Load tests; Repeated loads; Static loads; Structural connection; T beams
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral distribution factors
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00924076
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-01/1856-2,, Research Report 1856-2,, TTI: 0-1856
• Contract Numbers: Project No. 0-1856
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 6 2002 12:00AM