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Experimental Design Validation of a "W" Girder Used for the Construction of Mexico City Transportation System

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Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011
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Year: 2011
Abstract:

The new Line 12 of the Mexico City Transportation System is under construction. In order to shorten time construction of an elevated segment of the line, a modified version for the superstructure was proposed by the contractor. This new design is based on a postensioned ”W” cross section girder, taking this name because is composed of two postensioned segments of “U” cross section. In this paper we describe those activities carried out in order to register induced displacements in the “W” girder, as a consequence of different levels of loads applied incrementally. The testing was required in a Design Protocol provided by the contractor to City Officials. The maximum load attained was about 85% of the design load as established in the Mexico City Construction Code. The main objective of this work was to verify the structural behavior of the “W” girder under load conditions similar to those of its service life.

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post-tensioning monitoring bridge loading design validation

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    03/10/2011
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