HEALTH MONITORING OF SUPERSTRUCTURES OF NEW ZEALAND ROAD BRIDGES: OTAURU BRIDGE, MANAWATU
Bridge health monitoring is a method of evaluating the ability of a bridge to perform its required task (also called fitness for purpose) by monitoring the response of the bridge to the traffic loads it has to withstand. This research project, carried out in 1998-1999, is part of Stage 2 of the Short-Term Health Monitoring and "Fitness for Purpose" Assessment of ten bridges on New Zealand highways, in order to develop and evaluate the methodology. The Otauru Bridge, on State Highway 57, crosses the Otauru Stream between Levin and Palmerston North, Manawatu Region, North Island, and is essentially a large reinforced concrete culvert. It was selected as one of these ten because it has a large crack at midspan, and the structure was visibly deflecting under traffic. The Fitness for Purpose Evaluation indicates that intervention is required. (a)
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Corporate Authors:
California Transit Association
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Authors:
- ANDERSEN, R P
- ROBERTS, W S
- Heywood, R J
- HELDT, T J
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 46 p.
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Serial:
- TRANSFUND NEW ZEALAND RESEARCH REPORT
- Issue Number: 169
- Publisher: California Transit Association
- ISSN: 1174-0574
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Concrete; Cracking; Culverts; Deflection; Inspection; Loads; Performance; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
- Geographic Terms: New Zealand
- ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 4755: Concrete; 5211: Cracking; 3360: Culvert; 5586: Deflection; 5910: Durability; 5567: Load; 8079: New Zealand; 3452: Span; 3473: Superstructure (bridge); 9101: Surveillance; 1255: Vehicle
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00937137
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 0-478-11577-6
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 5 2003 12:00AM