(2012) Modified Sheet Pile Abutments for Low-Volume Road Bridges: Tech Transfer Summary, January 2012. Transportation, Department of
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Abstract
Iowa has about 22,936 bridges on low-volume roads (LVRs). Based on the National Bridge Inventory data, 22 percent of the LVR bridges in Iowa are structurally deficient, while 5 percent of them are functionally obsolete. The substructure components (abutment and foundation elements) are known to be contributing factors for some of these poor ratings. Steel sheet piling was identified as a possible long-term option for LVR bridge substructures; but, due to lack of experience, Iowa needed investigation with regard to vertical and lateral load resistance, construction methods, design methodology, and load test performance. This project was initiated in January 2007 to investigate use of sheet pile abutments. *************Tech Transfer Summary. For full report see: http://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/14832*************
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | bridges, bridge abutments, bridge instrumentation, bridge performance monitoring, bridge substructures, load resistance, low-volume road bridges, sheet pile abutments, steel sheet piling, Boone County, Blackhawk County, Tama County, IHRB Project TR-568, InTrans Project 07-283, |
| Subjects: | Transportation Transportation > Bridges and tunnels Transportation > Research |
| ID Code: | 14833 |
| Deposited By: | Leighton Christiansen |
| Deposited On: | 02 Aug 2013 12:52 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2013 12:52 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/14833 |