Cool. Thanks for your tip miecz. The link should now have the scanned typical section of this bridge for your viewing pleasure. That will be handy to know how to upload pictures now. I didn't see that at the bottom. Thanks...
Bridgebuster & Miecz, thanks for taking the time to think this question through and respond with your thoughts. yeah, this is the first time I've seen adjacent beams greater than 4' wide too. I like the thought of comparing the results to the LRFD equations for the distribution factor, that's a...
It would be great to hear what other designers/raters are doing regarding this issue.
I’m working on a load rating for an adjacent prestressed concrete solid slab/beam bridge and have a question regarding the Load Fraction (or wheel distribution factor) provisions in AASHTO (LFD). Specifically...
The arch itself isn't too bad yet, so a concrete invert slab might be the way to go. Another option we're looking into is building a "jumper" bridge over the dual pipe arches and leave them in place. Build abutments behind the pipe arches and span over the pipe arches with precast concrete solid...
I'm working on a rehabilitation project for significantly deteriorated corrugated structural plate pipe arches. They are dual culverts with 2' space between them and they are about 7'-6" wide x 5'-3" high. There is only about 1 ft cover over them with a 2-lane roadway above. I'm just trying to...
