TEES BRIDGE SWINGS INTO PLACE

THIS NOTE DESCRIBES THE POSITIONING OF THE FINAL SPAN OF THE A19 DIVERSION BRIDGE ACROSS THE TEES, BY A 400TONNE FLOATING CRANE. THE 150TONNE GIRDERS WERE LIFTED IN PAIRS AT A RATE OF 1M/MINUTE BY A SPECIAL FLY JIB OF 200TONNES CAPACITY. THE BRIDGE IS 20M HIGH. SOME INITIAL DIFFICULTY WITH THE LIFTING PINS WAS ENCOUNTERED BUT THE ENTIRE SPAN WAS ERECTED IN FOUR MAIN LIFTS. THE 67 APPROACH SPANS CONSIST OF SUPPORTED UNIVERSAL BEAMS COMPOSITE WITH A REINFORCED CONCRETE-DECK SLAB. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  32 Southwark Bridge Road
  London SE1 9EX,   England 
• Authors:
  • Tapner, V
• Publication Date: 1974-9-19

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 41
• Serial:
  • CONTRACT JOURNAL
  • Volume: 261
  • Issue Number: 4959
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0010-7859

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bridge approaches; Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Concrete; Construction equipment; Construction management; Equipment; Lifting equipment; Reinforced concrete; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 3472: Beam; 3455: Bridge; 3482: Bridge deck; 3666: Construction method; 3674: Equipment; 5158: Lifting; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083755
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM