Cost Effective Alternatives for Mitigating Debris and Environmental Impacts Around Bridge Piers

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• Creators:
  Witter, Jonathan D
• Corporate Creators:
  Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Ohio. Department of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Alternatives Analysis Best Practices Bridge Piers Cost Effectiveness Countermeasures Debris Flows Debris Removal Environmental Impacts State Of The Practice
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/OH-2024/29
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Ohio ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ohio. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This research study addressed three key problems: 1) identifying safer, timely, and cost-effective solutions for removing accumulated debris from bridge piers, 2) designing and implementing countermeasures to prevent debris accumulation, and 3) finding technological solutions to enhance bridge inspection, scour detection, and mapping of river cross sections. The project evaluated various equipment solutions for debris removal, ultimately developing and testing a custom knuckle boom crane with grapple and saw attachments. The knuckle boom crane improved worker safety, minimized lane closures, and allowed for streamlined environmental permitting. On small projects completed by ODOT County forces, labor was reduced by 43%. Large or difficult projects that have typically been sold to contractors can now be completed by ODOT forces with cost reductions ~80-90%.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  33807
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:385e2976c07986e9c8d0e649eea1f4450f04b363604b76f89a5b748cfd377e14641e9726d41c2e8d9f33a18cdca58f7d3411e1f29616991903d9042faa0ea81b
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86111/dot_86111_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.27 MB ]