Static Load Tests of a Corrugated Steel Plate Arch with Relieving Slab
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 13, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper deals with a new arch road bridge made from structural corrugated plates, over the Plawna Stream on a local road between Bystrzyca Klodzka and Ladek Zdroj in Stary Waliszow, Poland. The bridge replaced the old stone arch bridge destroyed during the flood of 1997. The steel bridge is founded on two continuous footings made of reinforced concrete. Its effective span is and clear height is . The results of tests carried out on the bridge under three static load schemes after of service are presented. The average values of the measured displacements and strains in selected points and elements of the steel shell structure were found to be considerably lower than the ones calculated for the same load. Since designs of this type are now commonly used for small and medium-size bridges, the conclusions drawn from the presented tests can be generalized to the whole class of such bridge structures.
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Acknowledgments
D. Beben is a scholarship holder of the Foundation of Polish Science.
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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 13 • Issue 4 • July 2008
Pages: 362 - 376
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Received: Jan 23, 2007
Accepted: Aug 27, 2007
Published online: Jul 1, 2008
Published in print: Jul 2008
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