Bridge Rating Practices and Policies for Overweight Vehicles
Bridge Rating Practices and Policies for Overweight Vehicles

Author: Gongkang Fu

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 0309097665

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 359: Bridge Rating Practices and Policies for Overweight Vehicles explores overweight vehicle permit processes. The report includes information on state and provincial bridge rating systems, bridge evaluation practices, and permit policies as they relate to overweight and oversize vehicles. The report is designed to help in the understanding of the reasons for nonuniform permitting practices. The report reviews specifications, software types, treatment of nonstandard configurations, and allowance for in-place dead loads; processes of permit review; and personnel assigned to permit review.

Oversize-overweight Permit Operation on State Highways
Oversize-overweight Permit Operation on State Highways

Author: Roy Jorgensen and Associates

Publisher:

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 756

ISBN-13:

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A sample of permits in the 48 contiguous states for the year 1966 was surveyed to determine the characteristics of oversize-overweight permit operations on state highways in the U.S. Recommendations to change some of the permit practices are presented.

HRIS Abstracts
HRIS Abstracts

Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Information Service

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 906

ISBN-13:

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Design of Modern Highway Bridges
Design of Modern Highway Bridges

Author: Narendra Taly

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 1376

ISBN-13:

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This text provides an introduction to the theory and practice of designing modern highway bridge superstructures. Beginning with the history of bridges, it describes various types of bridge superstructures, materials of construction, bridge loadings, and analysis techniques for various types.