SAGGING ERSKINE TO GET A RISE

An account is given of the contract to strengthen the cable stayed box girder bridge which crosses the Clyde near Glasgow. The eighteen month strengthening contract has two separate aspects. The principle operation is to reinforce critical box members and the other is to restress the cable stays at each Anchorage. Details of these operations are given. The operation will result in the mid-span hump being raised by about 260 mm which is slightly higher than the original deflection. Erskine is a toll bridge which is underutilised and advantage is being taken of this to defer work until merrison requirements are firmly established. Work will be carried out without significant reduction of traffic over the bridge. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Publication Date: 1976-2-26

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 9
• Serial:
  • NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
  • Issue Number: 182
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0307-7683

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Bridge design; Bridge members; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Cable stayed bridges; Cables; Construction; Deflection; Length; Loads; Material reinforcement; Strength of materials; Structural design; Suspension bridges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137497
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM