DESIGN OF THE NEW BRIDGE AT TOM UGLY'S POINT, SYDNEY

The design for the new bridge to carry the southbound carriageway of the Princes Highway over the Georges River at Tom Ugly's point, 20 km South of Sydney, comprises nine spans of three identical steel box girders, composite with a cast-in-place reinforced concrete deck. The major spans are 70 m in length with end spans of 50 m. This paper briefly outlines the reasons for selection of construction materials and the configuration of the bridge. Two particular aspects of the design are discussed in detail, viz, ship impact and web design. In the case of ship impact on bridge piers, few guidelines are available for impacts involving small and intermediate size vessels (up to a thousand tonnes). An approach is described which can be used to assess the adequacy of bridge piers. The design of webs for steel box girder bridges is not appropriately covered by the NAASRA bridge design specification (1976). The approach used in the design of webs for this bridge is outlined. The number of the covering abstract for the conference is TRIS No. 393385. (Author/TRRL)

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  • The Proceedings of the 12th Australian Road Research Board Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 27-31 August 1984.
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  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Bott, G J
  • WHEELER, W K
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 28-41
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Box girders; Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridge piers; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Building materials; Conferences; Construction management; Crashes; Design; Guidelines; Highway bridges; Loads; Metal bridges; Reinforced concrete; Ships; Shock resistance; Steel; Steel bridges; Structural design; Support piles; Volatility
• Uncontrolled Terms: Impact strength; Selecting
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 3472: Beam; 3474: Box girder; 3455: Bridge; 3482: Bridge deck; 3434: Bridge pier; 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 5567: Load; 3399: Pile; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 1248: Ship; 4542: Steel; 3473: Superstructure (bridge)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393414
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM