CONSTRUCTION OF THE SANTUBONG BRIDGE, SARAWAK

The paper describes the construction of the first prestressed concrete balanced cantilever bridge at Sarawak. Special mention is made of the importance of including preliminary piles in a contract for a major bridge crossing, and details are given of what is believed to be one of the largest load tests ever conducted on a pile over water in South-East Asia. An interesting feature of the bridge was the use of precast concrete permanent formwork units in the construction of two large pilecaps located in the inter-tidal zone of the Santubong River, and the use of similar units in the construction of the 4 m deep fender protection beams around each of these pilecaps. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Bucky, R J
  • Sim, T K
• Conference:
  • Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings, Pt 1
• Publication Date: 1990-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 505-529
• Serial:
  • Volume: 88

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box girders; Bridges; Construction management; Design; Foundations; Piles (Supports); Prestressed concrete; Rocks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• Geographic Terms: Malaysia
• ITRD Terms: 3474: Box girder; 3455: Bridge; 3666: Construction method; 9011: Design (overall design); 3377: Foundation; 8066: Malaysia; 3399: Pile; 4796: Prestressed concrete; 4154: Rock; 5722: Site investigation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00606877
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM