BUILDING A LARGE MOVEABLE BRIDGE

Construction of one of the largest moveable bridges in the world was made possible only by advances in welding technology and the availability of waterway transportation to the construction site, which allowed the structural steel to be fabricated into the largest sections possible that could be shipped by barge. Because the box girders could only be adjusted at the single connection between the river and anchor arms, special fabrication and construction tolerances were specified. To achieve these tolerances during fabrication, cutting of the large and curving plates was controlled by computer.

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  Public Works Journal Corporation

  P.O. Box 688
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 48-49
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Components; Computer aided manufacturing; Construction; Construction management; Engineering tolerance; Movable bridges; Plate metal; Segmental construction; Specifications; Steel structures; Structural plates; Welding; Weldments
• Uncontrolled Terms: Plates
• Old TRIS Terms: Tolerances; Welded steel structures; Welding technology
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387021
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM