PRECAST PRESTRESSED SEGMENTAL FLOATING DRAWSPAN FOR ADMIRAL CLAREY BRIDGE

The use of segmented precast construction techniques resulted in quality, durability and economy in the floating drawspan for the $84 million design-build project in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The new 4700 ft (1433 m) long bridge connects the "mainside" area of the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor with Ford Island, and the drawspan provides a 650 ft (198 m) wide opening for large ships. The fixed trestle is a prestressed concrete girder structure utilizing stay-in-place prestressed deck form panels and supported by prestressed piles. The floating span is a cellular concrete box pontoon, comprising precast panels integrated with cast-in-place concrete. This article provides an overview of the project and describes the design and construction of three 310 x 50 x 17.5 ft (94.5 x 15.2 x 5.3 m) deep hollow concrete sections that were produced in Tacoma, Washington, and integrated at the site into one continuous 930 ft (283.5 m) long floating bridge pontoon.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

  209 West Jackson Boulevard
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Abrahams, M J
  • Wilson, G
• Publication Date: 1998-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 60-79
• Serial:
  • PCI Journal
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
  • ISSN: 0887-9672
  • Serial URL: http://www.pci.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete construction; Design; Drawbridges; Floating structures; Girder bridges; Precast concrete; Prestressed concrete bridges; Segmental construction
• Candidate Terms: Pontoons
• Old TRIS Terms: Floating concrete structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00753547
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 3 1998 12:00AM