THREE-DIMENSIONAL CENTRIFUGE TEST OF PONTYPRIDD BRIDGE

In 1756 William Edwards finished Pontypridd Bridge, one of the most significant historical bridges in Wales. At a span of 44m, Pontypridd Bridge remained the longest single span UK bridge for several decades. This paper describes the building and testing of a 1/55th linear scale stone model of Pontypridd Bridge tested at the equivalent 55 gravities in a geotechnical centrifuge scale. The paper contains details of the construction of the model, including the cylindrical voids so necessary to the stability of the structure, the model instrumentation and the testing of the model to destruction. Conclusions are drawn on the behaviour of 3-D masonry arch bridges. For the covering abstract see ITRD E106406.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • SICILIA, C
  • HUGHES, T G
  • PANDE, G N
• Conference:
  • BRIDGE MANAGEMENT 4 - INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 63-71

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Centrifugal force; Masonry construction; Mathematical models; Scale models; Structural models; Tests
• ITRD Terms: 3427: Arch bridge; 5404: Centrifugal force; 4529: Masonry; 6205: Model (not math); 6255: Test; 9080: Three dimensional
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00801540
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-2854-7
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 8 2000 12:00AM