Structural Design and Inspectability of Highway Bridges
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 24, Issue 3
Abstract
It is inevitable that the components of highway bridges will develop flaws due to mechanical and environmental loads. Bridges are typically inspected visually to determine their condition and serviceability. Unfortunately, current design practice often does not explicitly consider inspectability and the means of structural damage detection in the design process. It is important to integrate damage monitoring and inspection strategies into the earliest stages of the design of highway bridges for resilient structural behavior. This technical note summarizes the outcomes of the workshop organized at the University of Illinois at Chicago on structural design and inspectability of highway bridges. The workshop brought public agencies; design, construction and inspection companies; and academicians together to discuss the challenges of current practice for inspection and concepts to be implemented in the next generation highway bridge design for better inspectability and maintenance.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the workshop participants for their invaluable participation and contributions to the discussions, namely, Hossam Abdou and Mark Bendok from Alfred Benesch & Company, Nick Triandafilou from Brindley Engineering, Brian Dilworth from Collins Engineering, Brad Noack and Mean Farhat from H. W. Lockner, Lance G. Peterman from HDR, Howard Tenner from Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Nathaniel Rende from WJE, and Jamal I. Grainawi and Ahmad Hammad from WSP.
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Volume 24 • Issue 3 • August 2019
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Received: Jul 24, 2018
Accepted: Jan 8, 2019
Published online: May 20, 2019
Published in print: Aug 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Oct 20, 2019
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