Rehabilitation of Bridge Superstructures via the Addition of Girder Lines. II: Practical Considerations
This article is a reply.
VIEW THE ORIGINAL ARTICLEPublication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 8, Issue 3
Abstract
A companion paper reported on theoretical considerations associated with adding girder lines to rehabilitate highway bridge decks and superstructures. This article reports on practical, construction, and cost considerations associated with the addition of girder lines rehabilitation strategy. Results of the investigation indicate that adding longitudinal girders between the existing girders is a viable bridge superstructure rehabilitation strategy. The two primary merits of the strategy are (1) most of the work can be performed from the underside of the bridge, thus minimizing interference with traffic; and (2) the strategy strengthens and stiffens the deck/superstructure and, therefore, should significantly prolong the remaining service life of the existing girders and deck. The greatest drawback to the adding girder lines strategy is its high initial cost. Because of this high cost, the strategy is not recommended except in special cases.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
McRae, S., and Ramey, G. E. (2003). “Rehabilitation of bridge superstructures via the addition of girder lines. I: Theoretical considerations.” Pract. Period. Struct. Des. Constr.,8(3), 164–171.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Received: Jul 23, 2001
Accepted: Jun 4, 2002
Published online: Jul 15, 2003
Published in print: Aug 2003
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.