This document describes the development and state of the art of orthotropic steel bridges in Germany. Following a short historical review of the performance of orthotropic bridge decks over the last decades, the present traffic loads are described and related to the resistance of the existing structures. Based on four different hazard categories, this paper describes different retrofitting methods. Although several promising strengthening techniques are introduced and evaluated, it appears that further research is urgently required in order to improve these techniques.


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    Title :

    Orthotropic steel bridges in Germany


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2014


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 12 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 11 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English