Print Email Facebook Twitter Development of recommendations for proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges Title Development of recommendations for proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges Author Lantsoght, E.O.L. (TU Delft Steel & Composite Structures; Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Adstren) van der Veen, C. (TU Delft Steel & Composite Structures) Hordijk, D.A. (TU Delft Steel & Composite Structures) de Boer, A. (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) Date 2017 Abstract As the bridge stock in the Netherlands and Europe is ageing, various methods to analyze existing bridges are being studied. Proof load testing of bridges is an option to experimentally demonstrate that a given bridge can carry the prescribed live loads. Based on extensive research on proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges carried out in the Netherlands, recommendations for proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges were developed. The recommendations for the preparation, execution, and post-processing of a proof load test are summarized in this paper. The novelty of the recommendations is that proof load testing for shear is studied, and that a proposal for stop criteria for shear and bending moment has been formulated. Further research on the shear behavior is necessary, after which the recommendations will be converted in guidelines for the industry. Subject AssessmentBridge maintenanceBridge testsCodes and guidelinesConcrete slabsField testsFlexural strengthLoad testingShear strength To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:86caa4f2-94c6-411c-b283-5310cae89dad DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.09.018 Embargo date 2019-09-22 ISSN 0141-0296 Source Engineering Structures, 152, 202-210 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2017 E.O.L. Lantsoght, C. van der Veen, D.A. Hordijk, A. de Boer Files PDF Dutch_guideline_2016_09.pdf 578.69 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:86caa4f2-94c6-411c-b283-5310cae89dad/datastream/OBJ/view