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HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE 1993 UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN FLOODING
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Accession Number:

00756276

Record Type:

Monograph

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309063051

Abstract:

This report contains the findings of a study of the effects of the 1993 flooding of the Mississippi River Basin on bridge and related transportation infrastructure. Records of the types of facilities that were damaged are included, along with a damage classification system that can be applied to future natural disasters to aid in data collection and reporting. The contents of this report will be of immediate interest to bridge and structural engineers, hydraulics engineers and hydrologists, and others concerned with the effects of flooding on highway infrastructure. The research included a comprehensive field investigation of flood-damaged transportation structures, development of a damage classification scheme for the documentation of such damage, and analysis of apparent mechanisms of damage. This report summarizes the findings from that study and includes sections describing hydrodynamic loads on bridges, general bridge damage from the flood, scour around bridge abutments and piers, and damage to embankments and (to a lesser degree) pavements. The data for flood damage in multiple states are catalogued in an appendix to the report.

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Report/Paper Numbers:

Project 12-39 Task 7
FY '93

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

University of Louisville Research Foundation

Louisville, KY 40292 United States

Authors:

Parola, A C
Hagerty, D J
Kamojjala, S

Pagination:

167 p.

Publication Date:

1998

Serial:

NCHRP Report

Issue Number: 417
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0077-5614

ISBN:

0309063051

Features:

Appendices (4) ; Figures; Photos; References (16) ; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Records; Structural damage

Geographic Terms:

Mississippi River

Old TRIS Terms:

Mississippi River

Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Design; Finance; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Nov 23 1998 12:00AM