Field Evaluation of the Culloden IBRCP 400 KSI Bridge

The Culloden Railroad Overpass Bridge in West Virginia is a three-span continuous bridge with HPS 100W in the bottom flanges of the negative bending sections and is thus one of the first bridges in the U.S. to utilize this type of steel. The focus of this project is to experimentally and analytically evaluate design code applicability for girders fabricated from 100 ksi steel. Specifically, field testing of the Culloden Railroad Overpass bridge will be conducted in conjunction with 3D finite element analysis to assess the accuracy and consistency of the current AASHTO provisions for HPS 100W I-girders.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $263000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  RP 233

• Sponsor Organizations:

  West Virginia Department of Highways

  1900 Kanawha Building East
  Charleston, WV  United States  25365

  Federal Highway Administration

  700 Washington Street, East
  Charleston, WV  United States  25301
• Performing Organizations:

  West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown

  886 Chestnut Ridge Road
  Morgantown, WV  United States  26506
• Start Date: 20070821
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090821
• Source Data: RiP Project 17756

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Finite element method; Flanges; Railroad bridges; Research projects
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge girders
• Geographic Terms: West Virginia
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459887
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: West Virginia Department of Highways
• Contract Numbers: RP 233
• Files: RiP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:14PM