Construction of Humber Bridge A-Frame rocker bearing replacement
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
John Collins
(Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, Leeds, UK)
Richard Hornby (Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, Leeds, UK) Daniel Smith (C Spencer Ltd, Hull, UK) Peter Hill (Humber Bridge Board, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK) John Webb (Humber Bridge Board, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference Geneva 2015 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1625-1628 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 4 | ||||
| Year: | 2015 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137815818359023 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Bearings connecting the 1410 m main span deck box to the towers of the Humber were heavily worn. A challenging £4m (US$6.3m) replacement scheme including significant temporary works was implemented. All works to this landmark structure took place with the bridge open to traffic. |
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| Keywords: |
suspension bridge Bearings strengthening replacement Humber Bridge
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