Strengthening of the Glenferrie Road arch bridge over Gardiners Creek
The Glenferrie Road bridge is located over Gardiners Creek in Hawthorn, Victoria and was constructed in 1891comprising three masonry arch spans with a total length of approximately 25 meters; the bridge was subsequently widened in 1921. As a part of an ongoing overall strategic plan to improve tram access to the Victorian Road network, the Victorian Department of Transport engaged SMEC to undertake a detailed investigation of the bridge in 2021. This investigation included a detailed inspection, material testing and a load rating analysis of the historic bridge and determined that the structure had inadequate capacity to support various tram and road vehicles. SMEC were subsequently engaged to undertake the strengthening design of the masonry arch structure and the inter-connected reinforced concrete structural elements. Lessons learnt during the design, analysis and construction staging may assist future strengthening design works on other similar bridges particularly because the structural behaviour of masonry arch bridges differs significantly from current new-bridge technology and the associated industry knowledge of typical new-bridges.
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Authors:
- Pallot, R
- Islam, S
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- Publication Date: 2022-11
Media Info
- Pagination: 13p
- Monograph Title: 11th Austroads Bridge Conference, Adelaide, 15th-18th November 2022
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Bearing capacity; Concrete; Concrete bridges; Heavy vehicles; Loads; Strength of materials; Trolley cars
- Geographic Terms: Australia; Melbourne, Victoria
- ATRI Terms: Arch bridge; Bridge loads; Concrete bridge; Heavy vehicle; Strength; Tram
- ITRD Terms: 1236: Lorry; 5544: Strength (mater)
- Subject Areas: I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01901710
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Dec 7 2023 2:54PM