REPAIR OF THE CHELSEA STREET BRIDGE AFTER COLLISION WITH A TANKER
The Chelsea Street Bascule Bridge in Boston was hit by a freighter severing the bottom chord of the truss. The loss of 9 inches of length in the severed chord caused the truss to rotate 3.5 ft. vertically and 2.3 ft. horizontally. A system of temporary supports and jacks was designed and installed to restore the bridge geometry and to replace the damaged members. The objective of the project was to repair the bridge in place so that the truss did not have to be dismantled and reassembled.
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Corporate Authors:
Iowa State University, Ames
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Town Engineering Building
Ames, IA United States 50011-3232 -
Authors:
- Coates, A C
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Conference:
- Practical Solutions for Bridge Strengthening and Rehabilitation BSAR II
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: 1997-3-24 to 1997-3-25
- Publication Date: 1997-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 315-322
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bridge members; Bridge railings; Bridge substructures; Bridges; Crashes; Repairing; Tension; Truss bridges
- Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts)
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00802441
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 29 2000 12:00AM