BRIDGE|50 research project: Residual structural performance of a 50-year-old bridge
Fabio Biondini, S. Manto, Carlo Beltrami, Francesco Tondolo, M. Chiara, B. Salza, Matteo Tizzani, Bernardino Chiaia, A. Lencioni, Luigi Panseri, L. Quaranta
Abstract
This paper deals with the BRIDGE|50 research project aimed at investigating the residual structural performance of a 50-year-old concrete bridge recently dismantled in Italy. A group of 29 precast prestressed beams, including 25 I-beams and four box beams, and two pier caps has been placed in a testing site. The preliminary activities already developed and the planned experimental program are discussed. The project includes photographic mappings, drone surveys, non-destructive testing, full-scale load tests, and extraction of a large number of samples from the tested structural elements for laboratory tests.