Comparison of the behavior of nailed and prestressed timber bridge decks under static loads

dc.contributor.advisorY. Chui
dc.contributor.advisorSchriver, Allison
dc.contributor.advisorB., Schriver
dc.contributor.authorPrice, Dean
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T20:29:59Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T20:29:59Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.description.abstractP r e v i o u s e x p e r i e n c e and r e s e a r c h has shown t h a t t r a n s v e r s e ly p r e s t r e s s e d timber decks outperform n a i l - l a m i n a t e d b r i d g e decks. The f i r s t s e c t i o n of t h i s paper w i l l review p a s t r e s e a r c h and c o n s t r u c t i o n c o n c e r n i n g p r e s t r e s s e d and n a i l e d l a m i n a t e d timber b r i d g e deck systems. The second s e c t i o n of t h i s r e p o r t w i l l deal w i t h the l a b o r a t o r y t e s t i n g c a r r i e d out t h i s term a t U.N.B. The t e s t i n g compared two d i f f e r e n t t i m b e r b r i d g e deck s y s t e m s under s t a t i c l o a d s . The f i r s t deck was n a i l - l a m i n a t e d and the second was t r a n s v e r s e l y p r e s t r e s s e d.
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dc.description.notePrice, Dean (1991). Comparison of the behavior of nailed and prestressed timber bridge decks under static loads . (Engineering Senior Report no. T-1518 1991). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Civil Engineering T-1518 1991 1882/16955
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/34146
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.titleComparison of the behavior of nailed and prestressed timber bridge decks under static loads
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.E.

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