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Improved Load Rating Procedures for Deteriorated Unstiffened Steel Beam Ends
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Abstract
This report contains the contents of the project to enhance load rating methods for assessing corroded unstiffened
beam ends for the six New England States. The first task of the project was to collect and compile inspection
reports information provided by DOTs within New England. The research team was able to carefully identify
trends and patterns in the data, which was used to determine the most common scenarios of corrosion encountered
in bridges within New England States. Following this task, corroded bridge girder specimens were selected from
existing structures to be documented and experimentally tested in the structural testing facility at UMass Amherst.
The specimens were also computationally analyzed for their section loss and remaining capacity. The final goal
of this project was to evaluate the load rating procedures across all of the New England States and recommend
updates to the procedures based on our experimental and analytical results.
Type
Technical Report
Date
2024-01