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IN-SERVICE RESPONSE OF AN ORTHOTROPIC STEEL DECK COMPARED WITH DESIGN ASSUMPTIONS

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00789688

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Abstract:

To minimize the possibility of fatigue cracking on the new orthotropic deck of the Williamsburg Bridge, laboratory tests with a full-scale prototype panel were conducted. During the study, recommendations for improving fatigue resistance of the welded rib-diaphragm connection detail were made before construction. In addition, load testing and long-term remote monitoring of the orthotropic deck were conducted. The field data suggest that actual truckloads are greater than the standard truckloads assumed in the AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Specifications. They also suggest that modifications to the fatigue design of deck elements may be required because the maximum stress range exceeds twice the stress range provided by the fatigue truck (i.e., twice the fatigue truck assumed by the AASHTO LRFD Specifications).

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1696, Fifth International Bridge Engineering Conference, April 3-5, 2000, Tampa, Florida, Volume 1. The revised name of this series is Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Connor, Robert J
Fisher, J W

Pagination:

p. 100-108

Publication Date:

2000

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1696
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

Fifth International Bridge Engineering Conference

Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2000-4-3 to 2000-4-5
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and Florida Department of Transportation.

ISBN:

0309071224

Features:

Figures (5) ; Photos (3) ; References (9) ; Tables (3)

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Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls

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TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Mar 3 2000 12:00AM