TEMPERATURE EFFECTS IN A NEW BRICKWORK ARCH BRIDGE

This paper presents the results from long term monitoring of a single span brickwork arch bridge at Kimbolton Butts, Cambridgeshire, England. The monitoring has been ongoing since December 1994, and is part of a combined research programme into masonry arch bridges being carried out at the University. Various instruments were installed in the arch bridge during construction, which have enabled the long term monitoring of stress and strain levels throughout the bridge. This paper is concerned with the results obtained from this monitoring. A description of the bridge is given, followed by a discussion on both the theory and the relevance of the tests, and how the monitoring was carried out. The results have been analysed and a number of conclusions have been drawn based on the effect the temperature has on stress levels within the arch. For the covering abstract see ITRD E111699.

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• Authors:
  • Robinson, J L
  • PRENTICE, D
  • PONNIAH, D
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL FAULTS AND REPAIR, HELD THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, EDINBURGH, UK, 8 JULY 1997. VOL 1: EXTENDING THE LIFE OF BRIDGES
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 159-70

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Conferences; Construction; Deformation; Sensors; Structural analysis; Surveillance; Temperature; Time duration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Long term
• ITRD Terms: 3427: Arch bridge; 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 5595: Deformation; 9110: Long term; 6120: Sensor; 5573: Stress analysis; 9101: Surveillance; 6722: Temperature
• Subject Areas: Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00824032
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-32-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 6 2002 12:00AM