M90 FRIARTON BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS

Friarton Bridge is a major street/concrete composite box girder bridge which carries the M90 across the River Tay in Perthshire. The bridge is a 9 span structure with an overall length of 831m and a main span of 174m. the structure was designed and constructed in the 70's to BS 153 and the IDWR. Since then a number of changes to the design requirements for long span bridges have occurred, most significantly the live loading requirement has almost doubled. The Scottish Office commissioned the Babtie Group to carry out a Principal Inspection, a full assessment and to prepare a strengthening scheme to enable the bridge to comply with the requirements of BS5400. The results of the Principal Inspection are described and the detail of the design and assessment from the IDWR requirements through the various drafts of BS5400 are given. The strengthening methods investigated and the reasons for adopting the scheme being implemented are explained.

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  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • SLATER, D
• Conference:
  • Bridge Modification 2 - Stronger and Safer Bridges
  • Location: London, England
  • Date: 1996-11-7
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 109-121

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Box girder bridges; Bridge construction; Bridge design; Bridges; Concrete bridges; Construction; Design standards; Long span bridges; Metal bridges; Pavements; Steel bridges; Strength of materials; Structural design; Structural strengthening
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete bridge structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00745882
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0727725890
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 1998 12:00AM