Research Article
Dec 1982
Strengthening of Single-Span Steel-Beam Bridges
Authors: F. Wayne Klaiber, M.ASCE, Kenneth F. Dunker, M.ASCE, and Wallace W. Sanders Jr., F.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 108, Issue 12
Abstract
The use of post-tensioning to increase the strength of steel beams in beam and concrete-slab bridges is shown to be feasible. The purpose of the study is to determine a technique for increasing the capacity of the bridges to meet today's loadings. The results of testing a half-scale model of an existing bridge indicate that post-tensioning can be used with only minor deck cracking. Comparisons of the data from the model with results using orthotropic plate theory indicate that this theory can be used as a preliminary design methodology for determining the required prestress force and its location for strengthening existing bridges.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 108 • Issue 12 • December 1982
Pages: 2766 - 2780
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© 1982 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Dec 1982
Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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F. Wayne Klaiber, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Kenneth F. Dunker, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Wallace W. Sanders Jr., F.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg. and Asst. Dir. of the Engrg. Research Inst., Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
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