Field Performance of Timber Bridges 1. Teal River Stress-Laminated Deck Bridge

摘要

The Teal River bridge was constructed in late 1989 in Sawyer County, WI, as apart of the demonstration timber bridge program of the USDA Forest Service. The bridge is a stress-laminated deck structure with a 32.5-ft length and a 23.7-ft width. The design is unique in that it is the first known stress-laminated timber bridge in the United States to be constructed of full-pan glued-laminated timber beams, rather than the traditionally used sawn lumber laminations.