Beam Experiments on Acceptance Criteria for Bridge Load Tests

Lantsoght, E.O.L.; Yang, Y.; van der Veen, C.; de Boer, A.; Hordijk, D.A.

doi:10.14359/51689786

Beam Experiments on Acceptance Criteria for Bridge Load Tests

Title

Beam Experiments on Acceptance Criteria for Bridge Load Tests

Author

Lantsoght, E.O.L. (TU Delft Steel & Composite Structures)
Yang, Y. (TU Delft Steel & Composite Structures)
van der Veen, C. (TU Delft Steel & Composite Structures)
de Boer, A. (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)
Hordijk, D.A. (TU Delft Steel & Composite Structures)

Date

2017

Abstract

Loading protocols and acceptance criteria are available in the literature for load tests on buildings. For bridges, proof load tests are interesting when crucial information about the structure is missing, or when the uncertainties about the structural response are large. The acceptance criteria can then be applied to evaluate if further loading is acceptable, or could lead to permanent damage to the structure. To develop loading protocols and acceptance criteria for proof loading of reinforced concrete bridges, beam experiments were analyzed. In these experiments, different loading speeds, constant load level times, numbers of loading cycles, and required number of load levels were evaluated. The result of these experiments is the development of a standard loading protocol for the proof loading of reinforced concrete bridges. Based on these limited test results, recommendations for acceptance criteria are also proposed.

Subject

acceptance criteria
beam test
bending
load test
loading protocol
proof loading
reinforced concrete slab
shear
slab bridge

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.14359/51689786

ISSN

0889-3241

Source

ACI Structural Journal, 114 (4), 1031-1042

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