TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 327: Cost-Effective Practices for Off-System and Local Interest Bridges examines off-system bridge design, construction, maintenance, financing, rehabilitation, and replacement. For this report, 'off-system' refers to those bridges typically owned and maintained by local agencies, and by state agencies on rural and other low-volume roads.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2004. Cost-Effective Practices for Off-System and Local Interest Bridge. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/23350.
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Front Matter | i-viii | |
Report Contents | 1-2 | |
SUMMARY | 3-4 | |
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION | 5-8 | |
CHAPTER TWO - EXISTING CONDITIONS | 9-17 | |
CHAPTER THREE - MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION/STRENGTHENING | 18-47 | |
CHAPTER FOUR - BRIDGE REPLACEMENT ALTERNATIVES | 48-91 | |
CHAPTER FIVE - OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS | 92-106 | |
CHAPTER SIX - CONCLUSIONS | 107-108 | |
REFERENCES | 109-116 | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 117-119 | |
APPENDIX A - PROJECT QUESTIONNAIRE AND RESPONSES | 120-129 | |
APPENDIX B - ENGINEERING SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY | 130-132 | |
ABBREVIATIONS USED | 133-133 |
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