Live-Load Testing Application Using a Wireless Sensor System and Finite-Element Model Analysis of an Integral Abutment Concrete Girder Bridge

As part of an investigation on the performance of integral abutment bridges, a single-span, integral abutment, prestressed concrete girder bridge near Perry, Utah was instrumented for live-load testing. The live-load test included driving trucks at 2.24 m/s (5 mph) along predetermined load paths and...

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Main Authors: Robert W. Fausett, Paul J. Barr, Marvin W. Halling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Sensors
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/859486