STEEL BRIDGES

Aesthetics is becoming increasingly important in structural engineering. Schemes for higher and lighter bridges are becoming more ambitious, because of tough competition for projects, and there is a tendency to repair old bridges instead of replacing them. These trends are driving the process of innovation in bridge design and construction; they provide challenges and special opportunities for steel bridges. The proportion of small and medium-sized bridges that are made of steel has declined. This paper describes some of the recently built steel bridges with very long spans: (1) the Akashi-Kaikyo and Storebaelt East suspension bridges in Japan and Denmark; (2) the Normandy, Tsurumi Tsubasa, and Tatara cable-stayed bridges in France, Japan, and Japan; and (3) the Rhine bridge at Dusseldorf-Neuss, Jiujiang Yangtze, and the planned El Ferdan truss bridges in Germany, China, and Egypt. When a decision is made on whether to repair or replace a bridge, the following aspects of its physical condition are considered: fatigue, corrosion, and secondary structural elements. In addition, its traffic demands, behaviour in earthquakes, and historical significance are considered.

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  CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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• Authors:
  • KUHLMANN, U
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 42-9
• Serial:
  • PROGRESS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS LTD
  • ISSN: 1365-0556

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Bridges; Cable stayed bridges; Construction; Corrosion; Design; International; Mechanical fatigue; Repairing; Seismicity; Statistical trends; Steel; Suspension bridges
• ITRD Terms: 9107: Aesthetics; 3455: Bridge; 3655: Construction; 5252: Corrosion; 9011: Design (overall design); 5579: Fatigue (mater); 9034: International; 3468: Portal frame bridge; 3635: Repair; 5731: Seismic; 3417: Stayed girder bridge; 4542: Steel; 3476: Suspension bridge; 6515: Trend (stat)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00747360
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 28 1998 12:00AM