Evaluation of the performance of a press-lam timber bridge : interim report no. 1, bridge installation and load test.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Interim report no. 1, bridge installation and load test
• Creators:
  Sprinkel, Michael M
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VHTRC 78-R2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• OCLC Number:
  3485065
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council
• Abstract:
  The report describes the installation and load test of the world's first press-lam timber bridge superstructure. A five-man crew replaced the substandard steel stringer-timber deck superstructure on Rte. 610 over Little Stoney Creek in Shenandoah County with the press-lam superstructure in about four work days, and the road was closed for only eight hours. Results of the load tests conducted two weeks after the 17.5 ft.(5.33 m) span, 2-lane bridge was constructed suggest that the stringer live load distribution specified by AASHTO is conservative. The Research Council will inspect and load test the bridge periodically over a five-year period.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18763/dot_18763_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.12 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fb3d7ddfcaf0a76d7f3860430c722dc0517a6782c022ec2c82811fdbcaa7bad4