Category: Completed Projects
Group: Superstructure
Subject: Double T Connections
State: Texas Abstract: This project developed, analyzed, and tested a method for laterally connecting the edges of double tee members in a bridge. Load tests were conducted on a 27 ft span, two-tee bridge in the laboratory. Static and cyclic loadings were applied. No distress or failures were found in the connections during the testing program. The report reviews connection methods that have been used in the past and recommends a detail for use in TxDOT bridges. Appropriate lateral distribution factors for TxDOT bridges built with the recommended connection are addressed.
Key Words: Restressed, Concrete, Double,Tee, Lateral, Connection, Multibeam, Multi-Beam, Bridge
Specific ABC aspect:
Budget (USD):
Project length: 24 months
Project Starting Year: 1998
Project Completion Year: 2000
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Go to: https://trid.trb.org/view/707644
Group: Superstructure
Subject: Double T Connections
State: Texas Abstract: This project developed, analyzed, and tested a method for laterally connecting the edges of double tee members in a bridge. Load tests were conducted on a 27 ft span, two-tee bridge in the laboratory. Static and cyclic loadings were applied. No distress or failures were found in the connections during the testing program. The report reviews connection methods that have been used in the past and recommends a detail for use in TxDOT bridges. Appropriate lateral distribution factors for TxDOT bridges built with the recommended connection are addressed.
Key Words: Restressed, Concrete, Double,Tee, Lateral, Connection, Multibeam, Multi-Beam, Bridge
Specific ABC aspect:
Budget and Timeline
Budget (USD):
Project length: 24 months
Project Starting Year: 1998
Project Completion Year: 2000
Primary Sponsor
Texas Department of Transportation
Research and Technology Implementation Office
P. O. Box 5080
Austin, TX 78763-5080 USA
Primary Performing Organization
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
College Station, TX 77843-3135 USA
PI: Harry Jones
Other Documents
View Final-Report.pdf
Other Related URLs
Go to: http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/documents/1856-2.pdf
Go to: https://trid.trb.org/view/707644