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Live load factors for military traffic in bridge evaluation

Authors :
MacDonald, Andrew James
Bartlett, F. Michael
Wight, R. Gordon
Source :
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. November, 2021, Vol. 48 Issue 11, p1552, 10 p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Military vehicles are sometimes required to transit bridges owned and operated by civilian bridge authorities. Using available data regarding the gross vehicle weight and associated axle loads of military traffic, live load factors, calibrated to the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, are proposed for bridge design and evaluation. This paper recommends live load factors for three categories of military vehicles: (i) wheeled-transport vehicles; (ii) wheeled-fighting vehicles; and (iii) tracked-fighting vehicles. The values are derived for interior girders of simply supported slab-on-girder bridges subjected to a single lane of traffic loading and are believed to be generally applicable for other structural elements and bridge types. Inherent differences between fighting vehicles, which are heavily armoured, and transport vehicles, which although armoured have high payloads, suggest that highway bridges should be evaluated separately for military fighting vehicles and military transport vehicles using distinct live load factors. Key words: bridge evaluation, code calibration, military vehicles. Les vehicules militaires sont parfois obliges de traverser des ponts appartenant aux administrations civiles des ponts et exploites par ces dernieres. A l'aide de donnees disponibles sur le poids brut de vehicules et les charges par essieu associees de la circulation militaire, des facteurs de charge en mouvement, calibres selon le Code canadien sur le calcul des ponts routiers, sont proposes pour la conception et l'evaluation des ponts. Le present document recommande des facteurs de charge en mouvement pour trois categories de vehicules militaires : (i) les vehicules de transport a roues ; (ii) les vehicules de combat a roues ; et (iii) les vehicules de combat chenilles. Les valeurs sont derivees pour les poutres interieures de ponts a dalles sur poutres simplement supportes soumis a une seule voie de chargement de circulation et sont considerees comme generalement applicables a d'autres elements structuraux et types de ponts. Les differences inherentes entre les vehicules de combat, qui sont lourdement blindes, et les vehicules de transport, qui bien que blindes aient des charges utiles elevees, suggerent que les ponts routiers devraient etre evalues separement pour les vehicules de combat militaires et les vehicules de transport militaires en utilisant des facteurs de charge en mouvement distincts. [Traduit par la Redaction] Mots-cles : evaluation des ponts, etalonnage des codes, vehicules militaires.<br />1. Introduction Military vehicles are often required to transit civilian bridges during the course of various types of road moves, such as routine movements of equipment, military training exercises, and [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03151468
Volume :
48
Issue :
11
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.682435428
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2020-0479