Recommendations for design, construction, and maintenance of bridge approach slabs : synthesis report.

Puppala, Anand J.; Saride, Sireesh; Archeewa, Ekarut; Hoyos, Laureano R.; Nazarian, Soheil; University of Texas at Arlington. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of Texas at El Paso

Advanced Search

Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.

Search our Collections & Repository

Advanced Search
Custom Query

All these words:

For very narrow results

This exact word or phrase:

When looking for a specific result

Any of these words:

Best used for discovery & interchangable words

None of these words:

Recommended to be used in conjunction with other fields

Language:

Dates

Publication Date Range:

to

Document Data

Title:

Document Type:

Library

Collection:

Series:

People

Author:

Clear All

Query Builder

Query box

Clear All

For additional assistance using the Custom Query please check out our Help Page

ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners. As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.

i

Recommendations for design, construction, and maintenance of bridge approach slabs : synthesis report.

2009-04-01
By Puppala, Anand J. ; Saride, Sireesh ; Archeewa, Ekarut ; ...

[PDF-4.47 MB]

English

Details You May Also Like

Details:

Creators:

Puppala, Anand J. ; Saride, Sireesh ; Archeewa, Ekarut ; Hoyos, Laureano R. ; Nazarian, Soheil

Puppala, Anand J. ; Saride, Sireesh ; Archeewa, Ekarut ; Hoyos, Laureano R. ; Nazarian, Soheil Less -
Corporate Creators:

University of Texas at Arlington. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; University of Texas at El Paso

University of Texas at Arlington. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; University of Texas at El Paso Less -
Corporate Contributors:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:

[+]

Bridge Approaches Bridge Approaches--Texas--Maintenance And Repair Bridge Decks Bridge Superstructures Concrete Bridges Concrete Bridges--Texas--Floors--Maintenance And Repair Concrete Slabs--Maintenance And Repair Floors Maintenance Repairing
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-09/0-6022-1
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Texas
Edition:

Technical report; Sept. 2007-Aug. 2008.
Corporate Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington
Abstract:

Bridge approaches provide smooth and safe transition of vehicles from highway pavements to bridge

structures. However, settlement of the bridge approach slab relative to bridge decks usually creates a

bump in the roadway. The bump causes inconvenience to passengers and increases the cost of

maintenance and repairing of the distressed approach slabs. Typically, the Texas Department of

Transportation (TxDOT) spends millions of dollars annually to mitigate the bump problem across the

state. The present research aims to better understand the mechanisms that cause the bump problem, to

review currently used methods to mitigate this problem around the world, and to develop the methods

that are appropriate for researching them in real field conditions. As a part of this research, a synthesis

was prepared by conducting a comprehensive literature review of the past research on the subject and

also by conducting a survey with all 25 districts to understand the local conditions that contribute to the

bump problem in the bridges. The literature review also identified several technologies that were used

to mitigate the problem. All these details along with district wide surveys are covered in this synthesis

report.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

Project 0-6022
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

[+]

urn:sha256:7fd044878f2e9e2ca2b068124545e0419ea2a3d31a153738302b88d8ada6267c
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24311/dot_24311_DS1.pdf
File Type:

No Additional Files

More +

Recommendations for design, construction, and maintenance of bridge approach slabs : synthesis report.

Details:

Supporting Files

You May Also Like