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Concrete Bridge Deck Behavior Under Thermal Loads: Author: Johnson, Jeffrey Keith; Date: 2005-08-15; Program: Civil Engineering; Abstract: A major area of concern with concrete bridge decks is durability. The service life of bridge decks designed by traditional procedures is often shorter than desired. Typically, the decks crack under environmental Loads, which lead to corrosion of the reinforcing steel and general deterioration of the concrete. In this investigation, the response of three different bridge decks was studied in the field under environmental Loads. The decks, located within a mile of each other on the same road, differ in their steel reinforcement and the type of concrete used; otherwise, they are identical. Theref...; Download File | View full details