Tolerable Movement Criteria for Highway Bridges

Moulton, Lyle K.

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Tolerable Movement Criteria for Highway Bridges

1986-02-01
By Moulton, Lyle K.

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English

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Creators:

Moulton, Lyle K.
Corporate Creators:

West Virginia University. Dept. of Civil Engineering
Contributors:

Chang, Chien-Tan ; DiMillio, Albert F.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bridge Abutments Bridge Design Bridge Foundations Bridge Piers Deformation Highway Bridges
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-TS-85-228
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Contracting Officer:

Chang, Chien-Tan
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

This technology sharing report summarizes a comprehensive program of research on the tolerable movement of highway bridges that was begun in 1978 and completed in 1983. This investigation included (a) a state-of-the-art assessment of tolerable bridge movements based on a literature review, an appraisal of existing design specifications and practice, the collection and analysis of field data on foundation movements, structural damage and the tolerance to movements for a large number of bridges (314) in the United States and Canada, and an appraisal of the reliability of the methods currently used for settlement prediction; (b) a series of analytical studies to evaluate the effect of different magnitudes and rates of differential movement on the potential level of distress produced in a wide variety of steel and concrete bridge structures of different span lengths and stiffnesses; and (c) the development of a methodology for the design of bridges and their foundations that embodies a rational set of criteria for tolerable bridge movements.
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PDF
Funding:

DTFH61-82-P-30114
Collection(s):

Federal Highway Administration
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