Approximate Analysis of Bridges for the Routing and Permitting Procedures of Overweight Vehicles
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 11, Issue 3
Abstract
The paper presents a method for comparing the mechanical effects of overweight and design load vehicles on bridges. There is no restriction on the arrangement of the axles and on the size of the axle loads. The bridge may be a simple span bridge, a continuous girder, a truss girder, or an arch. Even for a very complex bridge structure the only required parameter of the bridge is the span length. The presented method is a robust and reliable tool for the permitting process of overweight vehicles, which is verified by several thousand comparisons.
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Acknowledgment
This work was supported by the Ministry of Economy and Transport, Hungary (GVOP-3.1.1-2004–05–0141/3.0), which is highly appreciated.
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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 11 • Issue 3 • May 2006
Pages: 282 - 292
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Dec 1, 2004
Accepted: Apr 12, 2005
Published online: May 1, 2006
Published in print: May 2006
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