Bridge decks in Canada, a vulnerable part of our transportation infrastructure, have required rehabilitation that is costly and disrupts traffic. To increase the life of concrete decks concrete quality has been improved and various schemes used to reduce or eliminate cracking insofar as possible. The Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC), CAN/CSA-S6-00, a Limit States Design document gives the basic requirements for the Ultimate, Fatigue and Serviceability Limit States, as applicable, for bridges comprising different materials such as steel, concrete, wood. This paper presents the proposed Limit States Design rules for innovative bridge decks comprising Sandwich Plate System (SPS) Panels that replace concrete decks. The rules could form an integral part of Section 10 Steel Structures of the CHBDC. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E211426.
Samenvatting