Heat Straightening of Impacted Steel Girders

The objective of this study is to develop a guide to evaluate the types of damages resulting from oversize trucks impacting steel bridges girders and to identify the types of damages that are heat straightenable and the number of times that heat straightening may be considered.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $125000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  KYSPR 07-335

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  State Office Building, Clinton and High Streets
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center
  College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Principal Investigators:

  Harik, Issam

• Start Date: 20060701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 12395

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Girders; Heat; Oversize loads; Research projects; Steel structures; Strengthening (Maintenance); Weight
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01458356
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR 07-335
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:41PM