Proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges in the Netherlands

Lantsoght, Eva O. L.; Veen, C. van der; Boer, Ane de; Hordijk, D.A.

doi:10.1002/suco.201600171

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“…The framework encompasses (1) proof loading information on component and system level, (2) outcomes of laboratory tests on component and subsystem level, (3) modeling and simulation information with various refinement levels and (4) a combination of these strategies. In the scientific literature, the stated elements of the framework have been analyzed separately and not integrally [see e.g., Yang (1976), Lin and Nowak (1984), Rackwitz and Schrupp (1985), Diamantidis (1987), Fu and Tang (1995), Saraf andNowak (1998), Faber et al (2000), Ersdal et al (2003), Nishijima and Faber (2007), Sørensen and Toft (2010), Thöns et al (2011), Casas andGómez (2013), Gutermann and Schröder (2015), Brüske and Thöns (2016), Lantsoght et al (2016Lantsoght et al ( , 2017].…”

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Challenges Related to Probabilistic Decision Analysis for Bridge Testing and Reclassification

Schmidt

Thöns

Kapoor

et al. 2020

Front. Built Environ.

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This paper reviews historical developments and recent challenges in full scale bridge testing and introduces results-and hypotheses related to an ongoing bridge testing research project. This research project encompasses full scale bridge testing in conjunction with bearing capacity analysis as well as related contact-and non-contact monitoring procedures combined with a decision analytical approach. Results from the first steps of the project, focusing on full scale load testing of bridges, are presented. The next part approaches the interfaces between three project areas namely the bearing capacity analysis, the utilization of monitoring procedures and a decision analytical approach. The proposed probabilistic decision analysis approach is described for two scenarios: (1) The decision support for the actual proof load test providing decision rules for a safe and efficient in-situ test and (2) for the identification of efficient strategies for the bridge reclassification accounting for modeling, simulation, and monitoring information. The paper concludes with a summary highlighting deemed challenges in the used approaches.

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Challenges Related to Probabilistic Decision Analysis for Bridge Testing and Reclassification

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Thöns

Kapoor

et al. 2020

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“…Two types of field tests are available: proof load tests and failure tests (collapse tests). The available results from proof load tests are part of the series of pilot proof load tests from the Netherlands (Lantsoght et al, 2017e). Four bridges and viaducts were proof loaded to evaluate the failure mode of flexure: the viaduct Vlijmen Oost , the Halvemaans Bridge , the viaduct Zijlweg (Lantsoght et al, 2017b), and the viaduct De Beek (Lantsoght et al, 2017c,f), see Table 6.…”

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Stop Criteria for Flexure for Proof Load Testing of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Lantsoght

Yang

Veen

et al. 2019

Front. Built Environ.

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Existing bridges with large uncertainties can be assessed with a proof load test. In a proof load test, a load representative of the factored live load is applied to the bridge at the critical position. If the bridge can carry this load without distress, the proof load test shows experimentally that the bridge fulfills the requirements of the code. Because large loads are applied during proof load tests, the structure or element that is tested needs to be carefully monitored during the test. The monitored structural responses are interpreted in terms of stop criteria. Existing stop criteria for flexure in reinforced concrete can be extended with theoretical considerations. These proposed stop criteria are then verified with experimental results: reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure and tested in the laboratory, a collapse test on an existing reinforced concrete slab bridge that reached flexural distress, and the pilot proof load tests that were carried out in the Netherlands and in which no distress was observed. The tests in which failure was obtained are used to evaluate the margin of safety provided by the proposed stop criteria. The available pilot proof load tests are analyzed to see if the proposed stop criteria are not overly conservative. The result of this comparison is that the stop criteria are never exceeded. Therefore, the proposed stop criteria can be used for proof load tests for the failure mode of bending moment in reinforced concrete structures.

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“…Proof load testing is integrated in New York State's bridge safety assurance program [53]. In the Netherlands, a number of pilot proof load tests have been carried out [54] for the future development of guidelines for proof load testing [55]. An example of a bridge, proof load tested in the Netherlands using a system of hydraulic jacks, is shown in Figure 2.…”

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State-of-the-art on load testing of concrete bridges

Lantsoght

Veen

Boer

et al. 2017

Engineering Structures

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Load testing of bridges is a practice that is as old as their construction. In the past, load testing gave the traveling public a feeling that a newly opened bridge is safe. Nowadays, the bridge stock in many countries is aging, and load testing is used for the assessment of existing bridges. This paper aims at giving an overview of the current state-of-the-art with regard to load testing of concrete bridges. The work is based on an extensive literature review, dealing with diagnostic and proof load testing, and looking at the current areas of research. Additional available information about load testing of steel, timber, and masonry bridges, buildings, and collapse testing is briefly cited. For the implementation of load testing to the aging bridge stock on a large scale, efficiency in procedures is required. The areas requiring future research are identified, based on the available body of knowledge.

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Proof load testing of reinforced concrete slab bridges in the Netherlands

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Cited by 28 publications

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Challenges Related to Probabilistic Decision Analysis for Bridge Testing and Reclassification

Challenges Related to Probabilistic Decision Analysis for Bridge Testing and Reclassification

Stop Criteria for Flexure for Proof Load Testing of Reinforced Concrete Structures

State-of-the-art on load testing of concrete bridges

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