TY  - BOOK
AU  - Russell,H.G.
ED  - National Research Council (U.S.).
ED  - National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
ED  - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
ED  - United States.
TI  - Adjacent precast concrete box beam bridges: connection details 
T2  - NCHRP synthesis,
SN  - 9780309098304 (softcover)
AV  - TG362 .R868 2009
U1  - 624.257 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Transportation Research Board
KW  - Box girder bridges
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - United States
KW  - Canada
KW  - Box beams
KW  - Concrete bridges
KW  - Joints
KW  - Cracking
N1  - "A synthesis of highway practice."; At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program; Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30); Also available online
N2  - "Bridges built with adjacent precast, prestressed concrete box beams are a popular and economical solution in many states because they can be constructed rapidly and most deck forming is eliminated. Bridges constructed with box beams have been in service for many years and have generally performed well. A recurring problem, however, is cracking in the longitudinal grouted joints between adjacent beams, resulting in reflective cracks forming in the wearing surface. This in turn may lead to leakage, corrosion, and, in severe cases, complete cracking of joints and loss of load transfer. This study discusses current design and construction practices that are reported to reduce the likelihood of longitudinal cracking in box beam bridges"--Preface
UR  - http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_393.pdf
UR  - http://www.trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp%5Fsyn%5F393.pdf
ER  -