Live load rating of short span highway bridges as controlled by the exterior girder.

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• Creators:
  Kinnier, H. L ; Barton, Furman W
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VHTRC 78-R13
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• OCLC Number:
  3440576
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council
• Abstract:
  The 1973 AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridge introduced the requirement that "In no case shall an exterior stringer have less carrying capacity than an interior stringer." This statement resulted from the concern that many original exterior stringers became interior stringers when bridges were widened. Since current specifications are used when rating live load capacity of existing bridges, this newly introduced requirement has in some cases resulted in an unnecessary reduction in live load ratings. This study examines a number of cases in which exterior stringers are lighter than the interior ones and illustrates the effects of the new provision. The report concludes with a recommendation from an exemption provision from this requirement in the appropriate article of the Manual for Inspection Maintenance of bridges, 1974, 2nd ed., AASHTO.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18757/dot_18757_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.29 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c7f0ff10e06b6e68cdd6ec2e559c54b53ec7f9be8735da23264ac72fc6175652