Parametric Study on Dynamic Response of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Bridges

Table 4

Dynamic load allowance of various specifications.

Specification	Dynamic load allowance	Span length
		12 m	18 m
AASHTO 1998 [5]	0.33	0.33	0.33
AASHTO 2007 [6]	50/(), in ft	0.30	0.27
BS5400 [7]	0.25	0.25	0.25
JRAS [8]	20/(), in m	0.32	0.29
OHBDC [9]	0.4 for one axle	0.40	0.40
France (modified 1989) [10]	0.8/(), in m	0.24	0.17
DIN 1072–1987 [11]	, in m	0.30	0.26
Norm NEM 1008 [13]	40/(), in m	0.36	0.34
Australia NAASRA 1989 [14]	50/() 0.3, in ft	0.30	0.27
Switzerland SIA160 [15]	0.05 ()/(), in m	0.25	0.21
Korea KBDS [16]	15/() 0.3, in m	0.29	0.26
Parametric study; (note: results from ProDeck4 and ProDeck8 models)	0.4 (average for 12–18 m)