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.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Modified 7/2013.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Programmed
- Funding: $1140000
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Contract Numbers:
TPF-5(283)
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Sponsor Organizations:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 25201
1 South Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC United States 27611Wisconsin Department of Transportation
4802 Sheboygan Avenue
Madison, WI United States 53707Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Keystone Building
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA United States 17120Oregon Department of Transportation
555 13th Street NE
Salem, OR United States 97301Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010Georgia Department of Transportation
No. 2 Capitol Sqaure
Atlanta, GA United States 30334-1002 -
Project Managers:
Saad, Thomas
- Start Date: 20150421
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 35366
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge management systems; Calibration; Deterioration; Evaluation and assessment; Highway bridges; Live loads; Truck traffic
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01567109
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Contract Numbers: TPF-5(283)
- Files: RiP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jun 24 2015 1:01AM