The Influence of Vehicular Live Loads on Bridge Performance

As truck weights and volumes increase and the bridge infrastructure ages, owners have a vital need to access quality truck and load performance data for bridge management and operations decision-making purposes. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of truck traffic on bridge performance. This multi-year study will collect quality truck traffic and loads data (volumes, classifications, size, weights, and other relevant data) by installing, maintaining, calibrating, and utilizing instrumentation at selected bridge sites nationally, for the purpose of calibrating bridge specifications and quantifying load-induced deterioration of bridge elements and systems to establish bridge performance and serviceability criteria for improved long-term bridge performance, management and operations.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/519

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $1265000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(283)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Georgia Department of Transportation

  600 West Peachtree St
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30308

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  355 Capitol St. NE
  Salem, OR  United States  97301-3871

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Keystone Building
  400 North Street
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201
  1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611
• Project Managers:

  Saad, Thomas

• Start Date: 20140810
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20230810
• Source Data: RiP Project 34515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Bridge management systems; Bridges; Data collection; Highway safety; Live loads; Service life; Traffic data; Truck traffic; Vehicle weight
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01487979
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(283)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 2013 1:02AM