Truss Bridge Rehabilitation Using Steel Arches
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 7
Abstract
There are many bridges in North America that are inadequate for modern traffic loads because of deterioration or insufficient original design strength, or both. Although many of these bridges do not meet the present standards for roadway width and other geometrical considerations, they are serving well, probably because of low traffic volumes on these bridges. Thus, rehabilitation and reinforcement, rather than replacement of these bridges, can be very cost‐effective. This paper describes a reinforcement system suitable for many through truss bridges, particularly those built around the turn of the century. The reinforcement system investigated consists of superimposed arches with additional hangers and additional floor beams. This reinforcement was implemented on a one‐seventh (1:7) scale model of a steel truss bridge. A series of static load tests was conducted on the reinforced model to determine the effectiveness of the reinforcement system. The test results indicate that the reinforcement system is very effective to the extent that the model was still stable even after severing the bottom chords in one panel of the bridge model.
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“County Bridge No. 2, Gudykunst Bridge, Gregg Township,” Technical Report, Mid‐Penn Engineering, July, 1975–1976 (revised Mar., 1977).
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Yadlosky, J. M., Brungraber, R. J., and Kim, J. K., “Bridge Rehabilitation: An Alternative Approach,” Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, Vol. 108, No. ST1, Jan., 1982, pp. 163–176.
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Published online: Jul 1, 1984
Published in print: Jul 1984
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