COMPLICATED SETTING-OUT FOR BEDFORD BRIDGE

The article briefly describes the design of the longholme bridge which carries the bedford inner relief road over the river great ouse. The design features a horizontal and vertical curve, skew and super-elevation with varying depth of construction. The 39ft wide four-span bridge has a river span of 133ft skew length with two adjacent anchor spans of 90ft skew length. The prestressing system used was the freyssinet 12 1/2 in strand system using full-length cables of 110-120 ton/sq.in ultimate strength. The concrete used consisted of clee hill aggregate and portland cement, which, when grit-blasted, resulted in a dark greyish blue finish to suit the environmental surroundings. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cement and Concrete Association

  52 Grosvenor Gardens
  London SW1W 0AQ,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 35
• Serial:
  • CONCRETE
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: THE CONCRETE SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0010-5317

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge members; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Curved bridges; Design; Geometric curves; Length; Prestressed concrete; Prestressing; Skew bridges; Structural design; Superelevation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans; Horizontal curvature
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Resistivity exploration
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 3438: Curved bridge; 9011: Design (overall design); 4796: Prestressed concrete; 3448: Skew bridge; 3452: Span; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096972
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM