Evaluating and Strengthening Simple Span Girder Bridge for Heavy Lift Transportation: A Case Study of a Single Span Bridge with T-Section Reinforced Concrete
Received: 18 February 2025 | Revised: 28 March 2025 | Accepted: 2 April 2025 | Online: 19 May 2025
Corresponding author: Dac Duc Nguyen
Abstract
The bridge construction industry has made significant progress in recent years, gradually overcoming obstacles with increasingly longer spans and higher operating loads to meet societal needs. The calculations are based on the technical specifications outlined in the design documents, the actual operating load provided by the bridge management agency, the general operating load of the entire route, and a visual assessment of the project, without considering the actual working conditions. This study explores solutions for conducting surveys, load tests, and evaluating projects to determine the response of transport loads, and applies them to simple span structures of reinforced concrete.
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evaluation, strengthening, load test, stress, strainDownloads
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