Designation:D6275–98(Reapproved2003)StandardPracticeforLaboratoryTestingofBridgeDecks1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6275;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeestablishesastandardforloadingbridgedecktestmodulesinthelaboratoryforstaticandfatigueinvestigationofanticipatedperformanceofbridgedecksinthefield.1.2Testingofbridgedecksisrequiredforanysubstantiveinnovationinthestructuralsystem,thematerialsused,orboth.1.3Testingofbridgedecksisalsorequiredwhenthedeckiscompositewithinnovativefloorsystemframingorwithaninnovativeprimarystructuralsystemproposedforuseforthefirsttime.1.4Thespecificobjectivesofthetestingmaybetostudystressdistributioninthedeck,fatigue-pronedetails,wearingsurfacedelaminationpotential,freeze-thawdamageresistance,ortoprovideexperimentaldataforalife-cycleevaluation.1.5Testingofbridgedecksshouldreplicatetheloadingimposedbylegaltrucktires.Failuretodosointhepasthasproducedpossiblymisleadinginformation.Inconsistenttestmethodologiesspeciallydesignedtojustifyaspecificdesigncannotadvancetheknowledgeofbridgedeckbehaviorinanorderlyandconsistentmanner.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2IEEE/ASTMSI10StandardforUseoftheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI):TheModernMetricSystem2.2AmericanAssociationofStateHighwayandTranspor-tationOffıcials(AASHTO)Standards:3AASHTO/LRFDBridgeDesignSpecifications,1stEdition,1994,and1996InterimRevisionsAASHTOStandardSpecificationforHighwayBridges,16thEdition,19963.SignificanceandUse3.1Thenext25or30yearswillrequireamassiveincreaseinthenumberofbridge...
