CRUACHAN VAIDUCT TRUMPHING OVER POOR ROCK AND NARROW SITE

A brief description is given of the construction of the Cruachan Viaduct along the side of Loch Awe which, because of the poor rock (badly fissured schist with frequent soft bands and deposits of scree) and the narrow site, was constructed as three separate structures, differing according to ground conditions. The central 265 m structure is of Vaiduct construction; the western 70 m structure is a continuous reinforced box girder constructed on scree, which under the box, was grouted; and the eastern 66 m structure is a prestressed box girder bridge. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Publication Date: 1973-3-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 26-27
• Serial:
  • NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
  • Issue Number: 31
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0307-7683

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Bridges; Construction management; Foundations; Prestressed concrete; Reinforced concrete; Shale; Viaducts
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundation problems
• ITRD Terms: 3474: Box girder; 3455: Bridge; 3666: Construction method; 4796: Prestressed concrete; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 4168: Shale; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083763
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM