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Document Type

Thesis - University Access Only

Award Date

1992

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department / School

Civil Engineering

First Advisor

Arden Sigl

Abstract

This thesis will examine the integrity of a composite deck pretensioned/prestressed bridge girder after horizontal cracks were discovered at the web-flange interface. This study was accomplished by installing strain gages on an AASHTO Type III girder, obtaining variable loading values, and analyzing the results. Results are analyzed using the Modified Truss Analogy Theory and Neutral Axis Regression Plots.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Girders -- Testing
Concrete bridges -- Cracking
Prestressed construction

Format

application/pdf

Publisher

South Dakota State University

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