THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE BLOUKRANS BRIDGE

The Bloukrans Bridge is the largest of three major arch bridges recently constructed on the Garden Route in the Southern Cape. This paper briefly describes the procedures followed in the development of the final structural configuration, the main design considerations, investigations, surveys, the geological evaluation of the site and foundation conditions. Details of the bridge are described and the application and analysis of the main actions and effects for which it was designed are discussed. These include stage-by-stage analysis of the long term effects, non linear analyses under abnormal traffic loading, the application of equivalent static wind loading and dynamic analysis of earthquake action. (Author/TRRL)

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  South African Institute of Civil Engineers

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  Johannesburg,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Liebenberg, A C
  • Trumpelmann, V
  • Kratz, R D
• Publication Date: 1984-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 159
• Serial:
  • CIVIL ENGINEER IN SOUTH AFRICA
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: South African Institution of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0009-7845

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamic force; Arch bridges; Bridge design; Bridges; Concrete; Design; Earthquakes; Foundations; Geology; Loads; Planning; Seismicity; Structural analysis; Structural design; Traffic; Traffic loads; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation; Wind load
• Geographic Terms: South Africa
• ITRD Terms: 3427: Arch bridge; 3455: Bridge; 4755: Concrete; 9011: Design (overall design); 3377: Foundation; 4053: Geology; 5567: Load; 5731: Seismic; 8103: South Africa; 755: Traffic; 2554: Wind
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390762
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM