On-Site Monitoring of the Moisture Content of Bridge Decks Made of Nail-Laminated Timbers
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 147, Issue 7
Abstract
This study summarizes the moisture content (MC) monitoring results of two nail-laminated timber (NLT) bridge decks in New Brunswick, Canada. The MC monitoring systems were installed in the NLT decks of two newly built bridges, Clark Mill Pond and Shikatehawk No. 5, in New Brunswick, recording the MC through the electrical resistance (ER) method. The calibration test was conducted to correlate the ER values () and MC values (%). It was found that the MC values varied from 9.9% to 18.2% and 12.8% to 19.7% for Clark Mill Pond Bridge over 239 days and Shikatehawk No. 5 Bidge over 189 days, respectively. Based upon these MC monitoring data, the NLT deck surfaces could likely not be prone to rotting caused by biotic attack during the monitoring period.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available in a repository online in accordance with funder data retention policies: Zhu, W. (2019) “Long-term moisture content monitoring of nail-laminated timber bridge deck using electrical resistance (ER) method”, in On-site monitoring of the moisture content of bridge decks made of nail-laminated timbers. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-grxx-hd03.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation under its New Brunswick Innovation Research Chair and Research Assistantships Initiative Programs for the financial support, and New Brunswick DOT and Infrastructure for the technical support and advices.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 147 • Issue 7 • July 2021
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Received: Dec 23, 2019
Accepted: Feb 12, 2021
Published online: May 12, 2021
Published in print: Jul 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Oct 12, 2021
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