INTERRELATION BETWEEN DESIGN AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR VIADUCTS

IN THE INTRODUCTION, THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE DESIGN OF A BRIDGE ARE MENTIONED. THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNIQUE OF BRIDGE-BUILDING DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS ARE DEALT WITH. IT IS SHOWN THAT EFFECTIVE BUILDING COSTS COULD BE LOWERED BY MEANS OF DIRECT COOPERATION OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER WITH THE CONTRACTOR. THE MAIN SECTION DESCRIBES, WITH REFERENCE TO SEVERAL EXAMPLES, MODERN CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND RESULTING PROBLEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE CONGRESS. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Intl Assoc Bridge & Struct Eng /Switz

  /Ninth Congress
  ,   United States 

  International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering

  ETH-Honggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 15
  Zurich 8093,   Switzerland  CH-8093
• Authors:
  • MENN, C
• Publication Date: 0

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 185-211
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Intl Assoc Bridge & Struct Eng /Switz/
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Intl Assoc Bridge & Struct Eng /Switz

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Construction management; Costs; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00210219
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM