NEW DESIGN FOR LONG-SPAN BRIDGES
A new design and construction technique for long-span concrete bridges, increasingly being used in the United Stats and Canada, is outlined. The design uses the post-tensioned hollow box girder. The technique that makes the long span practical is segmental construction. In many cases the segments are erected by a cantilever procedure that permits working in both directions from each pier and eliminates all falsework. In other cases, cable-stayed girders support the longer spans.
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Military Engineers
800 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20006 -
Authors:
- Ray, G K
- Publication Date: 1977-5
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 184-188
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Serial:
- Military Engineer
- Volume: 69
- Issue Number: 449
- Publisher: Society of Military Engineers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Box girders; Bridge design; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Cable stayed bridges; Cantilevers; Concrete bridges; Construction; Design; Girders; Long span bridges; Posttensioning; Structural design
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00165222
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM