TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 364: Validation of LRFD Metal Loss and Service-Life Strength Reduction Factors for Metal-Reinforced Systems summarizes the results of research to further validate some key results of a project that resulted in publication of NCHRP Report 675: LRFD Metal Loss and Service-Life Strength Reduction Factors for Metal-Reinforced Systems.
NCHRP Report 675 explores the development of metal loss models for metal-reinforced systems that are compatible with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Bridge Design Specifications.