BRIDGES MADE EASY : "SIMPLE" CONSTRUCTION GENERATES FABRICATION AND CONSTRUCTION SAVINGS

A two-span research bridge over I-680 in Omaha, Nebraska uses a new trend in steel bridge construction, called simple for dead, continuous for live load. Designers specify steel girders in simple-span configuration. Later, the contractor connects them with a lateral concrete diaphragm at the pier to form continuous girders. The result is considerable fabrication and construction savings compared with conventional continuous girder construction. Roughly 23 cents per pound for the I-680 research bridge.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Authors:
  • Azizinamini, Atorod
  • Vander Veen, L
• Publication Date: 2004-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 42-43
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Girder bridges; Traffic loads
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00984001
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 6 2005 12:00AM