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.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/519
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Modified 7/2013.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $1140000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(283)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201
  1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  4802 Sheboygan Avenue
  Madison, WI  United States  53707

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Keystone Building
  400 North Street
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  555 13th Street NE
  Salem, OR  United States  97301

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Georgia 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