Shear capacity of in service prestressed concrete bridge girders.
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2010-05-17
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Edition:Final report; July 2007-July 2009.
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Abstract:The design of prestressed concrete bridge girders has changed significantly over the past several
decades. Specifically, the design procedure to calculate the shear capacity of bridge girders that
was used forty years ago is very different than those procedures that are recommended in the
current AASHTO LRFD Specifications. As a result, many bridge girders that were built forty
years ago do not meet current design standards, and in some cases warrant replacement due to
insufficient calculated shear capacity. However despite this insufficient calculated capacity, these
bridge girders have been found to function adequately in service with minimal signs of distress.
The objective of this research was to investigate the actual in service capacity of prestressed
concrete girders that have been in service over an extended period of time. The actual capacity
was compared with calculated values using the AASHTO LRFD Specifications.
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