Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
1.1—Introduction
1.2—Scope
CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS
2.1—Notation
2.2—Definitions
CHAPTER 3—BASIS OF CODE CRITERIA FOR TRANSVERSE LIVE LOAD DISTRIBUTION
3.1—Introduction
3.2—Transverse load distribution
3.3—Empirical formulas for transverse live load distribution
3.4—AASHTO Standard Specification for Highway Bridges
3.5—AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
3.6—Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code
3.7—American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association
3.8—Summary
CHAPTER 4—SUMMARY AND USE OF REFINED METHODS OF ANALYSIS
4.1—Introduction
4.2—General approach
4.3—Equivalent beam line method
4.4—Grillage analogy method
4.5—Three-dimensional frame analysis method
4.6—Finite element method
4.7—Summary
CHAPTER 5—IN-SERVICE EVALUATION AND LOAD RATING OF CONCRETE BRIDGES
5.1—Introduction
5.2—Load rating for concrete bridges
5.3—Load distribution for in-service evaluation and load rating
5.4—Load testing
5.5—Characterizing lateral load distribution from load testing
5.6—Summary
CHAPTER 6—CASE STUDIES OF ANALYSIS METHODS AND LOAD TESTS
6.1—Introduction
6.2—Literature survey
6.3—Slab bridges
6.4—Simply supported concrete girder bridges (with concrete decks)
6.5—Continuous concrete girder bridges (with concrete decks)
6.6—Steel girder bridges (with concrete decks)
6.7—Summary
6.8—Synthesis of case studies
6.9—Recommendations from findings
CHAPTER 7—SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
7.1—Refined analysis methods
7.2—Load testing and instrumentation
7.3—Bridge types
7.4—Correlation of distribution factors
CHAPTER 8—REFERENCES
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