Abstract: According to current practice, the average tested capacity of single piles is multiplied by a predefined traction in order to obtain the design capacity of a single pile. This fraction remains constant regardless of the ...

Abstract: It is well established, as a result of many field tests, that slab‐ongirder bridges are usually stiffer in flexure than is predicted by normal deflection analysis. An example is given in the paper to support this contention. ...

Abstract: It is customary in North America to evaluate a short‐span bridge on a busy highway exactly the same way as a bridge on a lightly travelled road. This paper proposes that multipresence reduction factors can be used as the ...

Abstract: Experience with field testing of highway bridges in Ontario, Canada, during recent years shows that nearly every bridge has some aspect of behavior that can escape the attention of even experienced bridge designers and ...

Abstract: An ultimate load test on a short‐span simply supported bridge having six rolled‐steel girders and a noncomposite deck slab is described. The main conclusions drawn from the test are as follows: (1) The bearing restraint ...