Evaluation of the Dupont Access Bridge

Author

David Pendleton Chapman, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Date of Award

5-2005

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Civil Engineering

Major Professor

J. Harold Deatherage

Committee Members

Edwin G. Burdette, David W. Goodpasture

Abstract

This Thesis describes the evaluation of a experimental steel connection used on the DuPont Access Bridge in New Johnsonville, Tennessee. The bridge has two spans and is designed to act continuously under the dead load. The connection consists of a tension plate bolted to the top flange of the girders at the pier and a wedge plate welded to the bottom flange of the girders. This Thesis also describes the measured and predicted lateral load distribution of the bridge.

Recommended Citation

Chapman, David Pendleton, "Evaluation of the Dupont Access Bridge. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2005.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/1837