In a road bridge, drainage facilities are installed to discharge the water on the bridge surface. For each drainage facility, installation spacings are exemplified by waterproof manuals and others, but the quantitative sharing and drainage capacity of each facility and bridge surface have not been clarified. Also, it is thought that water will be stagnant due to bridge surface irregularities generated during construction or during service. However, no regulations on the concavities and convexities about the slab surface are clearly shown in construction standards. Therefore, in this study, surface shape measurement and water sprinkling test on unpaved actual bridge slab were carried out. From the results, we confirmed the possibility that irregularities on the slab surface affect the tendency of local water stagnation. Since only one bridge was studied in the current study, we have not confirmed the influence of gradient magnitude on the drainage capacity of uneven slab surface. It is a future task to clarify the relation between surface gradient and allowable irregularity size and to develop a standard for controlling irregularities on slab and pavement surface.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.