As of January 1999, under European Union ruling, 40 tonne vehicles have been allowed on UK roads, leading to a challenging programme of bridge assessment. In order to determine the true load carrying capacity of bridges and to avert a vast programme of unnecessary bridge strengthening and replacement schemes, bridge owners are turning increasingly to load testing.
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Emerald Publishing Limited
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Höhe: 297 mm
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978-0-7277-2737-4 (9780727727374)
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Introduction
The assessment process
Use of supplementary load testing
Planning the test
Methods of load application
Measuring equipment
Test procedures
Interpretation of results
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