Protection Technologies for Bridges Against Overheight Impacts
Impact by overheight trucks on highways bridges has been identified to be a serious problem by numerous studies in the past, including a detailed study by the PI in 2011. Most of the countermeasures for preventing impact of trucks on bridges utilize monitoring for truck heights to warn truck drivers. However, despite these systems being installed, bridges are still being impacted and some bridges suffer serious damage, particularly to fascia girders and decks.