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Author(s): (Royal HaskoningDHV Nijmegen The Netherlands)
(Royal HaskoningDHV Nijmegen The Netherlands)
(Royal HaskoningDHV Nijmegen The Netherlands)
(Province of Groningen Groningen The Netherlands)
(Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Rijkswaterstaat Utrecht The Netherlands)
Medium: journal article
Language(s): English
Published in: ce/papers, , n. 3-4, v. 6
Page(s): 987-992
DOI: 10.1002/cepa.2298
Abstract:

With the increasing traffic intensity and traffic loads, it can be questioned whether the application of orthotropic steel decks with troughs as longitudinal stiffeners is still the best solution. Possibly, the use of bulb profiles as longitudinal stiffeners could offer a better solution. Bulb profiles were commonly used till the late sixties but are no longer applied due to high manufacturing costs. However, new welding techniques have become available nowadays, which could possibly eliminate this disadvantage. In this study, a comparison is made between an orthotropic deck with troughs and with bulb profiles. For both deck types, an optimized design is made with respect to fatigue, after which both designs are compared with respect to weight, costs, production, maintenance, and inspection. Surprising outcome is that the bulb deck can be more favorable on certain aspects compared to the more recent trough deck.

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