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Evaluation of Field Tests Performed on an Aluminum Deck Bridge

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dc.contributor.authorPrince, Robert T.en
dc.contributor.committeechairCousins, Thomas E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMurray, Thomas M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBarker, Richard M.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:51:34Zen
dc.date.adate1998-05-05en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:51:34Zen
dc.date.issued1998-04-06en
dc.date.rdate1998-05-05en
dc.date.sdate1998-04-06en
dc.description.abstractStudies have shown that over 30 percent of the bridges in the United States are structurally deficient, and/or over 50 years old. The majority of the highway bridges have reinforced concrete decks supported on steel or concrete girders. Over the years, weathering and deicing chemicals have caused spalling of the concrete surrounding the reinforcing steel, deteriorating many bridges to levels that often result in closure. Repairing or reconstructing the reinforced concrete deck to meet current design specifications is often not possible or feasible, and at times seems illogical due to the possibility of reoccurrence. Because of reinforced concrete's downfalls, there is a move toward alternative materials and designs for bridge deck replacements. In particular, Reynolds Metals Company has lead the movement toward the use of a shop-extruded aluminum deck system known as ALUMADECKTM. The purpose of this research is to evaluate data collected from full-scale testing under test truck loading of an in-service ALUMADECK bridge system. The bridge is known as the Little Buffalo Creek Bridge and is located in Mecklenburg County, VA. The topics researched from the load tests are the composite action amongst the deck and supporting members, the load distribution amongst supporting members, the dynamic load allowance for supporting members, and the developed deck stresses due to test truck loads. Evaluations of the research topics include comparisons to the methods employed in the design calculations provided by VDOT and to those of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) design specifications.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-4398-17619en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-4398-17619/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36719en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectAluminum Bridgeen
dc.subjectLoad Distributionen
dc.subjectDynamic Load Allowanceen
dc.titleEvaluation of Field Tests Performed on an Aluminum Deck Bridgeen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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