Ultimate Load Behavior of Full-Scale Highway Truss Bridges: Phase II - Service Load and Supplementary Tests, Interim Report, HR-169, 1975

(1975) Ultimate Load Behavior of Full-Scale Highway Truss Bridges: Phase II - Service Load and Supplementary Tests, Interim Report, HR-169, 1975. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

As a result of the construction of the Saylorville Dam and Reservoir on the Des Moines River, six highway bridges crossing the river were scheduled for removal. Two of these were incorporated into a comprehensive test program to study the behavior of old pin-connected high-truss single-lane bridges. The test program consisted of ultimate load tests, service load tests and a supplementary test program. The results reported in this report cover the service load tests on the two bridges as well as the supplementary tests, both static and fatigue, of eyebar members removed from the two bridges. The field test results of the service loading are compared with theoretical results of the truss analysis.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Breaking loads, Bridge decks, Catenaries (Railroads), Fatigue tests, Field tests, Framed structures, Highway bridges, Loads, Truss bridges, Trusses
Subjects: Transportation
Transportation > Bridges and tunnels
Transportation > Research
ID Code: 22110
Deposited By: Iowa DOT Library
Deposited On: 13 May 2016 19:26
Last Modified: 13 May 2016 19:26
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/22110