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Research Reports |
| Title: | Use of Salvaged Utility Poles in Roadway Bridges: Time-Dependent Behavior of Composite Wood-Concrete Beams |
| Authors: | Nathan J. Miller, Richard M. Gutkowski, and Jeno Balogh |
| University: | Colorado State University |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Report #: | MPC-09-216 |
| Project #: | MPC-275 |
| TRID #: | 01155089 |
| Keywords: | beams, composite structures, concrete, deflection, highway bridges, repeated loads, time dependence, wood |
| Type: | Research Report – MPC Publications |
This research study focused on the long-term and repeated load behavior of wood-concrete composite beams in which the wood layer is composed of recycled utility poles. Previous research studies have found this type of a beam to have high efficiency and to be a potentially viable replacement for short span bridges on low traffic roadways. Since both wood and concrete exhibit time-dependent behaviors, it is necessary to examine the effects of sustained and repeated loads on the composite beam.
The following reports are listed by publication date in reverse chronological order.
Miller, Nathan J., Richard M. Gutkowski, and Jeno Balogh. Use of Salvaged Utility Poles in Roadway Bridges: Time-Dependent Behavior of Composite Wood-Concrete Beams, MPC-09-216. North Dakota State University - Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, Fargo: Mountain-Plains Consortium, 2009.
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