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Title: Research Pays Off: Jointless Bridge Research Pays Dividends for Vermont
Accession Number: 01159168
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) initiated a research project, Performance Monitoring of Jointless Bridges, to gain a thorough understanding of how jointless bridges, also known as integral abutment bridges, respond to thermal movements and to dead and live loads in a northern climate. The primary research objectives were to provide VTrans engineers with the knowledge and quantitative data to design and construct cost-effective, efficient, safe, reliable, and low-maintenance structures. Phases I and II have been completed, and Phase III, which is being conducted by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is described briefly in this article.
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Language: English
Authors: Allen, Chad APagination: pp 51-53
Publication Date: 2010-3
Serial: Media Type: Print
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jun 14 2010 10:44AM
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