GLUED-LAMINATED BRIDGES GAIN IN CANADA

Some brief details about these bridges which consist of a deck-girder span embodying four glued-laminated girders. The first glued-laminated road bridge was built in 1951. There now exist some 300 such bridges. Spans can exceed 30 metres. The Cale Creek bridge even has large-sized glued-laminated tower bents 16 m high. The advantage of such bridges is their low cost, 4-50 year useful life virtually without maintenance, their easy installation, the possibility of dismantling them for use elsewhere and the delivery on site of the materials within 3 to 6 weeks of ordering.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 29-30
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Bridges; Construction; Glue; Laminates; Stringers
• Old TRIS Terms: Glue-laminated bridges; Laminated stringers
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081261
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Railway Documentation, Selection of
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1975 12:00AM