2006.4-2007.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary


Road Department

Reference Number Y060402
Title Study of soundness performance evaluations of PC bridges
Start-End Date 2006.4-2007.3
Division Bridge and Structures division
Author Head, Takashi Tamakoshi
Researcher, Tatsuya Takeda
Senior Researcher, Hiroshi Kobayashi
Research Engineer, Yuuichirou Koga
Summary In order to systematically maintain road structures, it is important to appropriately clarify the soundness of structures based on data obtained by inspection, monitoring etc.
This study was a basic survey of measurement methods and phenomena focused on, that was performed by specifying prestressing necessary for soundness evaluations of prestressed concrete (PC) highway bridges.