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TIMBER BRIDGE REPAIR DETAILS AND BEST PRACTICES
By
Vijaya (VJ) Gopu, Ph.D., P.E Associate Director – External Programs, LTRC
Endowed Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Louisiana – Lafayette
Formosa Plastics Distinguished Professor Emeritus, LSU
LTC 2016, Baton Rouge, LA
February 29, 2016
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1. Bridge Statistics
2. Wood in bridge applications
3. Performance issues
4. Decay and Damage Observations
5. Repair Details and Best Practices
6. Recommendations
7. Q&A
OUTLINE
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3
Wood Is A NATURALLY
Renewable Resource and the strongest
natural bio-polymer suitable for structural
applications.
DECAY
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Wood Decay Hazard Map
American Wood Protection Association
• Developed for RR Ties
• Ground contact exposure
• In-ground stake studies
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• 473,580 total bridges listed in the Dec 2010 NBI database
– 24,267 timber or concrete deck/timber stringer (LA count – 2068; second highest in the nation. 1,313 of these bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete)
– 24,492 timber deck/steel stringer (LA count – 62)
– 450 timber deck/concrete or other stringer (LA count – 22)
– 49,209 (~10.4%) utilize timber as a structural component in the superstructure. (LA count – 2,152)
– Substructure. material data not included in NBI currently.
Timber Bridge National Statistics
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Materials for Timber Bridges
• Logs
• Sawn lumber
• Glulam
• Structural composite lumber
• Round timber poles
• FRP-reinforced glulam
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Timber Bridge Superstructures
• Girder System
• Longitudinal Deck
• Arch
• Truss
• Suspension
• Others
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Girder Systems
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Sawn lumber girders w/ lumber plank deck
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Longitudinal Decks
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Glulam Arches
Longest clear span in the US!
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Suspension Bridge
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Key Performance Issues
• Focus Areas – Girders
– Decks
– Drainage details
– Abutments
– Pier supports
– Wearing surface
– Guardrails
– Connections
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Bridge Superstructure Decay Observations
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Bridge 08-4
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Stringer decay at guard rail post anchorage location
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Bridge 62-1
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Bridge 62-2, Pile Damage
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Bridge 62-1
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Location of a
bridge cluster
All
Louisiana
bridges are
in Zone 5
Bridge 08-4
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Bridge 08-4
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Stringer Decay at Support Location
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Bridge 08-4
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Bridge 08-4
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Potential Decay Locations in the Bridge Superstructure
Critical location for pile cap Critical location
for stringer
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Crushing of girder at pile cap
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Bridge 08-4
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Bridge Superstructure Repair Details
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Jacking of deck to add or replace a stringer
Courtesy: Wheeler Lumber, LLC
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Stringer wedge cut and beveled and slid into place Courtesy: Wheeler Lumber, LLC
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Cribbing to replace a decayed pile cap
Courtesy: Wheeler Lumber, LLC
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Notching of stringers at
Bent #2
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FRP Flashing on Pile Cap for Moisture Protection
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CFRP Rod to Anchor Stringer to Pile Cap with Flashing
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FRP Flashing on Stringers to Prevent Moisture Damage
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FRP Flashing on Top of Girder Deflects Moisture away from Girder
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FRP Flashing on Top of Piles, Pile Cap and Girders
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Repaired Bridge Deck with FRP Wrapped Curb
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Decking Boards & Railing Posts Sealed with Resin to Prevent End Grain Moisture Penetration
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Bridge Substructure Decay Observations
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Bridge 62-2, Damaged Pile
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Bridge 62-2, Pile Damage
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Bridge 62-1, Decayed Pile
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Bridge 62-1, Pile Damage 2
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Bridge 08-4
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Bridge 08-4
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Deterioration at bottom of pile
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Bridge 08-4
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Pile bent replacement
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PILE DECAY
Air
Ground
Ground
level
Part of pile alternating gets wet and dry
Dry part of pile
Decay comes from the bottom of the inside
At ground level: perfect conditions for bacteria
which destroy the wood
At lower level: bad conditions for bacteria
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Drilling horizontally
2. Drill below 45° approx. 10
inches under the ground level
1.
1. Drill below 45° at ground
level
DRILLING PILE USING THE MICRO-DRILL TO DETERMINE DECAY
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Measurement result The graph profile recording.
The resistance against the drilling needle is measured
and automatically recorded on the strip.
Due to the different mechanical resistance within a tree the graph profile
represents the difference between early wood and late wood.
The graph profiles shows finer and thicker lines.
Measurement curve
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Bridge Substructure Repair Details
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Replacement of Deteriorated Pile Section
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Reinforced Concrete Jacket
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Bridge 62-2, Pile Damage
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Bridge 62-2, Side View
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Bridge 62-1, Pile Damage
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FRP Wrapped Pile with FRP Flashing to Prevent Moisture Penetration through Top of Pileage
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Carbon Rods used to attach Splice
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Pile before and during FRP wrapping
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• The absence of a durable vapour barrier between the wood deck and the asphalt overlay allows moisture to be trapped at the interface of the deck and the overlay and contribute to the decay and deterioration of the deck.
• Once the asphalt cracks -- which it does due to the flexibility of the timber deck -- moisture travels to the wood deck and gets trapped above the deck if there is no provision for the moisture to escape.
• It is critical that a flexible and reliable vapour barrier be placed between the timber deck and the asphalt or between two layers of asphalt to improve the service life of the deck.
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• The use of a water shedding groove in the timber deck board is important to avoid trapping of moisture.
• Timber abutments/wing walls must be constructed with a durable vapour barrier between the boards and the soil material. Mechanisms – weep holes -- to drain moisture behind the wall must be in place.
• Inexpensive continuous flashing on timber stringers and pile caps will prevent moisture accumulation that can contribute to deterioration.
• End grain of pile caps, decking boards, guard rail posts must be sealed to inhibit decay.
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• Timber pile deterioration in the wet-dry zone should be inhibited by one of the following methods:
– External Treatment Paste applied at ground level
– External Treatment Pre-made bandages with preservative
– External Treatment Paper after treatment with external paste
– Internal Fumigant Treatment
– Boron rods
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Questions?