State Bridge Load Posting Processes and Practices

State Bridge Load Posting Processes and Practices
Author: George Hearn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2014
Genre: Bridges
ISBN: 9780309271165

"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 767: Measuring and Removing Dissolved Metals from Stormwater in Highly Urbanized Areas presents prototype best management practices (BMPs) for the removal of dissolved metals in stormwater runoff." -- Publisher's description.

Review of Load Rating and Posting Procedures and Requirements

Review of Load Rating and Posting Procedures and Requirements
Author: Mark Bowen
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2014-12-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781622603220

All states are required to load rate and post bridges in order to comply with federal standards. Load ratings are performed in order to determine the safe live load capacity of a bridge, considering the existing conditions of the bridge. Based on the load ratings, the bridge is evaluated for load posting or strengthening. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) was notified that their practice for load rating and posting did not satisfy 23 CFR 650.313. The purpose of this study was to summarize and compare load rating and posting procedures used in other states and to provide recommendations and information necessary to modify the load rating and posting procedures in INDOT's Bridge Inspection Manual (Part 3: Load Rating) in order to satisfy 23 CFR 650.313.In order to understand how load rating and posting is performed in other states, department of transportation (DOT) manuals were examined, questionnaires were sent to states, and additional states of interest were surveyed. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) The Manual for Bridge Evaluation, Second Edition, which is the current specification for load rating and posting bridges was reviewed, as well as older AASHTO bridge evaluation manuals. Based on this information, revisions were proposed to the INDOT Bridge Inspection Manual (Part 3: Load Rating) in order to eliminate current deficiencies.

Bridge Weight-limit Posting Practice

Bridge Weight-limit Posting Practice
Author: Roy A. Imbsen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1984
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

"This synthesis will be useful to bridge engineers and others concerned with bridge rating and posting practices. Detailed information is presented on various approaches currently used to deal with the engineering and administrative considerations."--Avant-propos.

The Manual for Bridge Evaluation

The Manual for Bridge Evaluation
Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures
Publisher: AASHTO
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2011
Genre: Bridges
ISBN: 1560514965

Load Testing of Bridges

Load Testing of Bridges
Author: Eva Lantsoght
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2019-06-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0429555970

Load Testing of Bridges, featuring contributions from almost fifty authors from around the world across two interrelated volumes, deals with the practical aspects, the scientific developments, and the international views on the topic of load testing of bridges. Volume 12, Load Testing of Bridges: Current practice and Diagnostic Load Testing, starts with a background to bridge load testing, including the historical perspectives and evolutions, and the current codes and guidelines that are governing in countries around the world. The second part of the book deals with preparation, execution, and post-processing of load tests on bridges. The third part focuses on diagnostic load testing of bridges. This work will be of interest to researchers and academics in the field of civil/structural engineering, practicing engineers and road authorities worldwide.

Load Testing of Bridges: Two Volume Set

Load Testing of Bridges: Two Volume Set
Author: Eva Lantsoght
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 774
Release: 2022-07-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351596926

Load Testing of Bridges, featuring contributions from almost fifty authors from around the world across two interrelated volumes, deals with the practical aspects, the scientific developments, and the international views on the topic of load testing of bridges. Volume 12, Load Testing of Bridges: Current practice and Diagnostic Load Testing, starts with a background to bridge load testing, including the historical perspectives and evolutions, and the current codes and guidelines that are governing in countries around the world. The second part of the book deals with preparation, execution, and post-processing of load tests on bridges. The third part focuses on diagnostic load testing of bridges. Volume 13, Load Testing of Bridges: Proof Load Testing and the Future of Load Testing, focuses first on proof load testing of bridges. It discusses the specific aspects of proof load testing during the preparation, execution, and post-processing of such a test (Part 1). The second part covers the testing of buildings. The third part discusses novel ideas regarding measurement techniques used for load testing. Methods using non-contact sensors, such as photography- and video-based measurement techniques are discussed. The fourth part discusses load testing in the framework of reliability-based decision-making and in the framework of a bridge management program. The final part of the book summarizes the knowledge presented across the two volumes, as well as the remaining open questions for research, and provides practical recommendations for engineers carrying out load tests. This work will be of interest to researchers and academics in the field of civil/structural engineering, practicing engineers and road authorities worldwide.

Development of a Strategy to Address Load-posted Bridges Through Reduction in Uncertainty in Load Ratings

Development of a Strategy to Address Load-posted Bridges Through Reduction in Uncertainty in Load Ratings
Author: Mary Beth Deisz Hueste
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Bridges
ISBN:

According to the 2016 National Bridge Inventory data, the state of Texas houses over 2100 bridges posted at load levels below the legal limit. While load postings are generally a management issue, there can be commerce, traffic, and emergency egress issues. For this reason, removing postings is always of interest. Posted structures come in all shapes and sizes, were built in different eras and environments, and exhibit vastly different structural behaviors. As such, there is no clear-cut single solution for addressing the possibility of removing postings. In this study, strategies were developed to reduce uncertainty in load rating procedures in a safe and appropriate manner to potentially increase or remove the load postings of typical steel and concrete bridges. The first phase of the project focused on the detailed review and synthesis of the relevant literature, analysis of the load-posted bridge inventory in Texas, and conducting basic load rating analysis of selected typical bridge types to identify and examine controlling limit states and areas of opportunities that could lead to an increase or removal of load posting. This Volume 1 research report fully documents the state-of-the-practice and state-of-the-art on load rating of existing bridges, the review and synthesis of the bridge characteristics of load-posted bridges in Texas, and the basic load rating for selected representative bridges to identify the controlling limit states that likely lead to an increased operating load for these bridges.

Methods for Increasing Live Load Capacity of Existing Highway Bridges

Methods for Increasing Live Load Capacity of Existing Highway Bridges
Author: Roger A. Dorton
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1997
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309061056

This synthesis will be of interest to state department of transportation bridge design and structural engineers, bridge consultants, and others involved in applied and research methods for increasing the live load capacity of existing highway bridges. The synthesis describes the current state of the practice for the various methods used to increase the live load capacity of existing highway bridges. This is done predominantly for bridges in the short- to medium-span range. Information on the more common bridge material types is presented. There is an emphasis on superstructure rather than substructure strengthening.