Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Standard Open-Deck Timber Trestle Bridges
  • 1.3 Objective of the Study
  • 1.4 Z-spikes
• Chapter 2: Background
  • 2.1 Background to the Study
  • 2.2 Field and Full-Scale Laboratory Bridge Testing
    • 2.2.1 Gutkowski, Peterson, Robinson, Uppal, Oliva-Maal, and Otter
    • 2.2.2 Gutkowski, Shigidi, Tran, Uppal, and Otter
    • 2.2.3 Doyle, Gutkowski, Criswell, Pellicane, and Balogh
  • 2.3 Shear Spikes
    • 2.3.1 Radford, Peterson, and VanGoethem
    • 2.3.2 Schilling, Gutkowski, and Radford
• Chapter 3: Literature Review
  • 3.1 Timber Reinforcement
    • 3.1.1 Wrap and Side Reinforcement
    • 3.1.2 Other Reinforcement Methods
  • 3.2 FRP-Wood Interface
• Chapter 4: Experimental Test Setup and Procedure
  • 4.1 Experimental Test Setup
  • 4.2 Damaging the Timber Beams
  • 4.3 Z-spike Installation
  • 4.4 Loading
  • 4.5 Deflection Measurements
  • 4.6 Material Properties
• Chapter 5: Results
  • 5.1 Evaluation Methodology
  • 5.2 Damage/Repair to South End
  • 5.3 Damage/Repair to North End
• Chapter 6: Observations, Conclusions, and Recommendations
  • 6.1 Observations
  • 6.2 Conclusions
  • 6.3 Recommendations
• Chapter 7: References
• Chapter 8: Appendices
  • Appendix A: Liberty Pultrusions Technical Data
  • Appendix B: MOE Load-Deflection Data*
  • Appendix C: South Damage Load-Deflection*
  • Appendix D: North Damage Load-Deflection*

*available in the PDF version

Composite Repair of Full-Scale Timber Bridge Chord Members through the Process of Shear Spiking

Travis A. Burgers
Richard M. Gutkowski, Ph.D., P.E.
Donald W. Radford, Ph.D.
Jeno Balogh, Ph.D.

December 2005

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