Load testing of the Hercegovina bridge

The paper presents static and dynamic load testing of the Hercegovina bridge over the Neretva River. In addition to presenting the basic structural elements of the bridge, the paper briefly describes the testing method, and provides the basic characteristics of the equipment used for testing. The conducted tests included measurements of vertical displacements, strains and accelerations. Given the excessiveness of the testing, the paper presents the most important results, along with an analysis and comparison of the measured parameters. These procedures determined the static and dynamic characteristics of the constructed structure with the aim of assessing the quality of construction. Keywords: bridges, load testing, oscillation frequencies, displacements, strains, stresses