?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21073%2F&rft.title=Bridge+Waterproofing+Details&rft.creator=D'Souza%2C+Renwick+Lynn&rft.description=The+objective+of+this+research+is+to+improve+the+safety+margin+and+redundancy+of+current+waterproofing+details+used+for+bridge+substructures+in+PennDOT+practice.+Based+on+a+literature+review%2C+inspection+reports%2C+and+field+visits%2C+the+key+components+of+the+waterproofing+system+are+studied.+Using+software+analysis+and+experimental+tests%2C+their+strength+and+robustness+is+analyzed+and+evaluated+based+on+the+damage+development+and+failure+mode.+The+inadequacy+in+the+key+components+of+current+waterproofing+system+is+substantiated+and+remedies+to+mitigate+water+leakage+are+proposed.+Executable+recommendations+are+suggested+to+strengthen+the+waterproofing+details+at+critical+locations+and+to+provide+ease+of+construction+and+inspection.&rft.date=2014-06-16&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21073%2F7%2Fdsouzarl_etd2014.pdf&rft.identifier=++D'Souza%2C+Renwick+Lynn++(2014)+Bridge+Waterproofing+Details.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++