Safe and Cost-Effective Reduction of Load Postings for South Carolina Bridges

A portion of South Carolina’s transportation infrastructure contains an aging bridge inventory with bridges that were designed for lower traffic loads (i.e., H-10 and H-15 load designs). For many of these bridges, it is difficult to assess the capacity of substructure elements, and rehabilitation methods are needed to address damage to caps and superstructure elements. Currently, an estimated 300 bridges in the state have load postings due to these structural and design considerations. To address this need, this research strives to: (1) identify and classify common load rating issues associated with families of bridges; and (2) address these issues through improved and more appropriate load rating analysis procedures and/or cost-effective rehabilitation strategies.

• Record URL:
  https://scdot.scltap.org/projects/current/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $487,882.00
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR 752

• Sponsor Organizations:

  South Carolina Department of Transportation

  955 Park Street
  P.O. Box 191
  Columbia, SC  United States  29202-0191

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Watford, Jade

• Performing Organizations:

  University of South Carolina, Columbia

  502 Byrnes Building
  Columbia, SC  United States  29208
• Principal Investigators:

  Ziehl, Paul

• Start Date: 20200414
• Expected Completion Date: 20230413
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Load limits
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01754170
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: South Carolina Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR 752
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 5 2020 9:07AM