Structural Behavior of Short Span Precast Channel Beam Bridges without Shear Reinforcement

Evaluation of residual flexural capacity of existing pre-cast pre-stressed concrete panels—A case study

“…In the study by Shdid et al [5], 40-year-old pre-cast pre-stressed concrete bridge piles were rated visually and flexurally tested to failure. Heymsfield et al [6] examined the flexural load capacity of 33 precast channel beams, which were removed from existing bridges. These were 5.79 m long and 1.07 m wide channel beams and were used in a large number of bridges in Arkansas (USA) from the mid1950s to the mid-1970s.…”