A structural system for bridge design

The Erdevicki Structural System (ESS) for bridge design consists of a main single-span girder element, top and bottom tension chords, diagonal compression struts and vertical tension elements connecting the diagonals to the girder. The top tension chord is anchored at its ends and the diagonal struts do not touch the girder. The basic system is patented in Austria as a 'special girder'. The main girder and diagonals can be designed in steel, concrete and timber. The system is applicable for pedestrian and highway bridges as well as long-span root structures. The design of the Henderson Crossing pedestrian bridge in Singapore, using a modified ESS where the main girder is a continuous beam and the tension chords are not parallel with the girder, is described. The general design concepts, dynamic performance, main girder system, tension rods, foundations, piers and abutments are outlined.

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• Authors:
  • ERDEVICKI, D
• Publication Date: 2005-3-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 22-4
• Serial:
  • Structural Engineer
  • Volume: 83
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Institution of Structural Engineers
  • ISSN: 1466-5123

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abutments; Beams; Bridge cables; Bridge piers; Bridges; Compression; Construction; Design; Footbridges; Foundations
• Geographic Terms: Singapore
• ITRD Terms: 3424: Abutment; 3472: Beam; 3455: Bridge; 3434: Bridge pier; 5532: Compression; 3655: Construction; 9011: Design (overall design); 3475: Footbridge; 3377: Foundation; 8101: Singapore; 4778: Tendon
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01013856
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 22 2005 11:25AM