FABRICATION AND ERECTION OF POPLAR STREET ORTHOTROPIC-PLATE DECK GIRDER BRIDGE
THIS PAPER DESCRIBES DESIGN CONCEPTS CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION, AND THE FABRICATION AND ERECTION TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED ON THE FIRST MAJOR ORTHOTROPIC-PLATE DECK GIRDER BRIDGE UNDERTAKEN IN THE UNITED STATES. THE BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 1967. EXCEPT FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF STRUCTURAL SHAPES, THE BRIDGE IS COMPOSED OF PLATES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF STEEL. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE JIGS AND SPECIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT USED TO FABRICATE AND ASSEMBLE LARGE ORTHOTROPIC-PLATE DECK SECTIONS AND LARGE WELDED BOX GIRDERS. IT ILLUSTRATES THE SPECIAL MOUNTING OF WELDING EQUIPMENT USED TO PERFORM THE MILES OF AUTOMATIC SUBMERGED- ARC WELDING, AND IT DESCRIBES THE SHOP-ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES. ERECTION SEQUENCES, ERECTION EQUIPMENT, AND SUSPENDED TROLLEY PLATFORMS ARE DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. IT WAS LEARNED THAT PRECISE AND ACCURATE FABRICATION METHODS, COUPLED WITH GOOD SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT, PERMITTED EXTENSIVE USE OF AUTOMATIC WELDING EQUIPMENT FOR THE MILES OF WELDING REQUIRED ON THE BRIDGE. ANOTHER CONCLUSION WAS THAT LARGE UNITS OF DECK SECTIONS AND GIRDER SECTIONS COULD BE ECONOMICALLY FABRICATED AND ERECTED. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper sponsored by Committee on Construction Practices--Structures and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Shields, E J
- Schmidt, A E
- Publication Date: 1969
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: pp 87-98
- Monograph Title: Cylinder piles; bridge construction; polyester concrete; unpainted steel corrosion; weld inspecting; joints and sealants
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 287
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Box girders; Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridges; Construction; Construction equipment; Erection (Building); Girder bridges; Girders; Machines; Orthotropic; Steel plates; Structural design; Submerged arc welding; Welding
- Old TRIS Terms: Jigs; Welding machines
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00215214
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 22 1994 12:00AM