Designation:D6275–98StandardPracticeforLaboratoryTestingofBridgeDecks1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6275;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeestablishesastandardforloadingbridgedecktestmodules,inthelaboratory,forstaticandfatigueinvestigationofanticipatedperformanceofbridgedecksinthefield.1.2Testingofbridgedecksisrequiredforanysubstantiveinnovationinthestructuralsystem,thematerialsused,orboth.1.3Testingofbridgedecksalsoisrequiredwhenthedeckiscompositewithinnovativefloorsystemframingorwithaninnovativeprimarystructuralsystemproposedforuseforthefirsttime.1.4Thespecificobjectivesofthetestingmaybetostudystressdistributioninthedeck,fatigue-pronedetails,wearingsurfacedelaminationpotential,freeze-thawdamageresistance,ortoprovideexperimentaldataforalife-cycleevaluation.1.5Testingofbridgedecksshouldreplicatetheloadingimposedbylegaltrucktires.Failuretodosointhepasthasproducedpossiblymisleadinginformation.Inconsistenttestmethodologiesspeciallydesignedtojustifyaspecificdesigncannotadvancetheknowledgeofbridgedeckbehaviorinanorderlyandconsistentmanner.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:IEEE/ASTMSI10StandardforUseoftheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI):TheModernMetricSystem22.2AmericanAssociationofStateHighwayandTranspor-tationOffıcials(AASHTO)Standards:AASHTO/LRFDBridgeDesignSpecifications,1stEdition,1994,and1996InterimRevisions3AASHTOStandardSpecificationforHighwayBridges,16thEdition,199633.SignificanceandUse3.1Thenext25or30yearswillrequireamassiveincreaseinthenumberofbridgedeckreplaceme...
