THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOWEN BRIDGE

The Bowen bridge which is being built across the Derwent river approximately 6 km upstream of the Tasman bridge in Hobart, is nearing completion. The bridge incorporates some notable features. It is the first time that a bridge has been built in Australia using the match cast, precast balanced cantilever method. It is founded on massive piers which have been designed to withstand ship impact. The cast in-situ concrete caissons of the foundations have been constructed inside precast concrete cofferdams. These cofferdams were designed by the contractor, and are comprised of cofferdam rings weighing up to 320 tonnes each. The site conditions, the bridge, some design requirements and assumptions and the construction of the bridge, are described. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the Concrete Institute of Australia's Eleventh Biennial Conference, Session 5: Construction in Action, Sydney, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  CONCRETE INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA

  PO BOX 848
  SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES  Australia  1585
• Authors:
  • Dicker, G L
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge foundations; Bridge piers; Bridges; Caissons; Cantilevers; Cast in place concrete; Cofferdams; Conferences; Construction management; Crashes; Design; Inland waterways; Precast concrete; Ships; Structural design; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 3455: Bridge; 3389: Caisson; 3450: Cantilever; 4781: Cast in situ concrete; 3442: Cofferdam; 8525: Conference; 3666: Construction method; 9011: Design (overall design); 1088: Inland waterway; 4792: Precast concrete; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382343
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM