DEVELOPMENTS IN BRIDGE DESIGN, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CONCRETE ARCH-TYPE BRIDGES IN SOUTH AFRICA
A brief history is given of the development of bridges and bridge design in South Africa. The Gouritz River Bridge on National Highway Route 2 in the Tsitsikama near Plettenberg bay in Southern Cape Province, is described and illustrated in this article. It is a single carriageway strut-frame structure, with a 13.8 M wide deck between precast concrete balustrades. The superstructure consists of a continuous 270 M long prestressed concrete box girder of varying depth with a cantilevered deck slab, and is divided into four spans: a 55 M long western side span; a 105 M main span supported by two pairs of sloping struts; and a 65 M eastern side span continuous over a double column pier with a 45 M end span. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
South African Institute of Civil Engineers
P.O. Box 1187, 75 Marshall Street
Johannesburg, South Africa -
Authors:
- Liebenberg, A C
- Trumpelmann, V
- Kratz, R D
- Publication Date: 1984-4
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; References;
- Pagination: p. 141
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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: Arch bridges; Box girders; Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Cantilevers; Concrete bridges; Precast concrete; Prestressed concrete; Structural design
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
- Geographic Terms: South Africa
- ITRD Terms: 3474: Box girder; 3455: Bridge; 3482: Bridge deck; 3450: Cantilever; 4792: Precast concrete; 4796: Prestressed concrete; 8103: South Africa
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00390764
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM