BANG NA EXPRESSWAY, BANGKOK, THAILAND - WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE AND LARGEST PRECASTING OPERATION
The new $1 billion Bang Na Expressway in Bangkok, Thailand, is not only the longest bridge in the world but also represents the largest precasting operation ever carried out. The all precast, prestressed concrete superstructure has a total length of 55 km (34 miles). This gigantic project provides and important link in the transportation system around Bangkok and is expected to play a major role in the commercial development of Southeast Thailand. The design solution was to use precast segmental, span-by-span construction. The box girders were match cast and post tensioned in place with dry joints and external longitudinal tendons. This article presents the design-build contract, describes the design features of the bridge, discusses the construction techniques used in the project, and gives the details of the precasting operation
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
209 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL United States 60606 -
Authors:
- Brockmann, Christian
- Rogenhofer, H
- Publication Date: 2000-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 26-38
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Serial:
- PCI Journal
- Volume: 45
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
- ISSN: 0887-9672
- Serial URL: http://www.pci.org
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Bridge superstructures; Commercial buildings; Design build; Expressways; Longitudinal joints; Precast concrete; Prestressed concrete bridges
- Geographic Terms: Bangkok (Thailand)
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00789378
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 27 2000 12:00AM