DEMOUNTABLE PRECAST CONCRETE BRIDGE

DEMOUNTABLE BRIDGES ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF HEAVY TRAFFIC CONGESTION BEFORE LONG-TERM ROAD SCHEMES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. BUT THE VIABILITY OF THESE STRUCTURES DEPENDS ON THE EASE WITH WHICH COMPONENTS CAN BE REUSED ON A DIFFERENT SITE. THE SYSTEM MUST OFFER AN OPTIMUM RANGE OF SPAN VARIATIONS USING A MINIMUM NUMBER OF COMPONENT TYPES. THE BRUDERMUHL BRIDGE IN MUNICH (W. GERMANY), RECENTLY ERECTED TO EASE CONGESTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE OLYMPIC GAMES, IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST BECAUSE ITS PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURE CAN BE DEMOUNTED FOR REUSE ON A DIFFERENT SITE. THE 190-METER-LONG STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN ONLY EIGHT WORKING DAYS BY USING THE DYWIDAG METHOD OF PRECAST CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. THE SYSTEM USES TRANSVERSE PRESTRESSING TO ACHIEVE A POSITIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PRECAST BEAMS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR IN SITU CONCRETE WORK. BRIDGE CHARACTERISTICS AND THE ASSEMBLY OF SUPERSTRUCTURE COMPONENTS ARE DESCRIBED.

• Corporate Authors:

  Precast Concrete /UK

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• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 537-40
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Precast Concrete /UK/
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Precast Concrete /UK

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge members; Bridges; Components; Concrete bridges; Construction; Erection (Building); Movable bridges; Precast concrete; Relocation (Facilities); Systems engineering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Relocation; Removal
• Old TRIS Terms: Demountable bridges
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209806
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1973 12:00AM