Development of Bridge Load Testing Program for Load Rating of Concrete Bridges

The National Bridge Inspection Standards mandate that all bridges should be subjected to regular inspection and load rating. The American Association for State Highway and Transportation Officials Manual for Bridge Evaluation outlines different methods for bridge rating. Previous field investigations revealed that rating analysis often yields extremely conservative factors. To avoid imposing unnecessary extreme load restrictions on bridges, bridge load testing has been adopted by states as a viable and cost-effective alternative for assessing the true capacity of bridges. This project will focus on promoting and adopting this effective technique in Illinois.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $450000
• Contract Numbers:

  R27-205

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Illinois Center for Transportation
  1611 Titan Drive
  Rantoul, IL  United States  61866
• Principal Investigators:

  Andrawes, Bassem

• Start Date: 20190716
• Expected Completion Date: 20241215
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete bridges; Inspection; Load factor; Load tests; Methodology
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01714404
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Illinois Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: R27-205
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 22 2019 12:57PM