Impact of Heavy Vehicles on the Durability of Concrete Bridge Decks
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 22, Issue 10
Abstract
Overweight vehicles may cause permanent damage to bridge superstructures and thus require a permit to operate and route planning based on bridge capacity. This study explores the possible damage of such overweight vehicles to concrete bridge decks. Concrete cylinders in this study were subjected to compressive stresses, equivalent to 40 to 80 percent of the measured strength of concrete, followed by 300 freeze–thaw cycles to simulate field conditions. The effects of combined loading and the freeze–thaw cycles were evaluated using rapid chloride ion penetration tests of samples sliced from the cylinders. The test results indicated that the chloride ingress in deck concrete can be affected by heavy trucks.
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Acknowledgments
The study reported in this paper was from a project supported by the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE). The authors gratefully acknowledge the support. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of CFIRE.
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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 22 • Issue 10 • October 2017
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Received: Oct 27, 2016
Accepted: May 8, 2017
Published online: Aug 9, 2017
Published in print: Oct 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Jan 9, 2018
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