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Construction and Testing of an Experimental Prestressed Concrete Bridge
An experimental prestressed concrete I-beam bridge has been constructed as an integral part of the Pavement Durability Test Track Facility at The Pennsylvania State University. This two-span bridge has been instrumented and is being tested to evaluate the behavior of two different deck types. One span of the bridge was constructed with a conventional reinforced concrete composite slab. Wood forms were used on one-half the span, and metal stay-in-place forms on the other half. The other span was constructed with precast, prestressed concrete plank forms, topped with cast-in-place concrete. Instrumentation consisted of strain gages on the slab and beams and deflectometers on the beams. The bridge was loaded with a semi-trailer truck having maximum wheel loads of 17 kips. Measurements indicated that composite action was developed between the concrete plank and the cast-in-place topping. Full composite action was also developed between the beams and deck for both spans. (Modified author abstract)
Construction and Testing of an Experimental Prestressed Concrete Bridge
An experimental prestressed concrete I-beam bridge has been constructed as an integral part of the Pavement Durability Test Track Facility at The Pennsylvania State University. This two-span bridge has been instrumented and is being tested to evaluate the behavior of two different deck types. One span of the bridge was constructed with a conventional reinforced concrete composite slab. Wood forms were used on one-half the span, and metal stay-in-place forms on the other half. The other span was constructed with precast, prestressed concrete plank forms, topped with cast-in-place concrete. Instrumentation consisted of strain gages on the slab and beams and deflectometers on the beams. The bridge was loaded with a semi-trailer truck having maximum wheel loads of 17 kips. Measurements indicated that composite action was developed between the concrete plank and the cast-in-place topping. Full composite action was also developed between the beams and deck for both spans. (Modified author abstract)
Construction and Testing of an Experimental Prestressed Concrete Bridge
R. M. Barnoff (author) / J. A. Orndorff (author)
1974
224 pages
Report
No indication
English
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