"ASSEMBLY-LINE" DECK SPEEDS BRIDGE RENOVATION

A honeycomb-design steel bridge deck in which heavy duty 5 inch, 4-way steel grid decking was installed by assembly- line methods is described. In this renovation project, crews were organized into 5 teams. Two mobile cranes were used to break and rip out deteriorated deck. The crew then installed 37-foot steel grid panels on bare stringers, welded panels in place, built, curbside, and poured concrete into the steel grid panels. Initially crews laid 2 deck panels a day. A lane was completed at a rate of nine grid deck panels a day. Installation speed picked up significantly as crews became more familiar with the steel grid decking and eveloped the assembly-line technique. Installation crews moved faster than the deck removal team. Details of the work are outlined.

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• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 8-9
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Assembly lines; Bridge decks; Building; Facilities; Honeycomb structures; Installation; Metal bridges; Panels; Rehabilitation; Steel bridges; Stringers; Welding; Workforce
• Old TRIS Terms: Renovating
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00132907
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM