Lions Gate Suspension Bridge Tower Joints Renewal
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Eric de Fleuriot
(Associated Engineering, Burnaby, BC, Canada)
Christian Guckel (Epic Polymer Systems Corp., Langley, BC, Canada) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Vancouver 2017 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 49-53 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 5 | ||||
| Year: | 2017 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/vancouver.2017.0049 | ||||
| Abstract: |
A unique collaborative approach was utilised for the renewal of this important component of the bridge. It was a combination of input from the engineer, contractor, material specialist, manufacture and the owner that enabled a process of renewal which was innovative, constructible, utilised new materials and maintainable. An important consideration was to establish the causes for the observed early deterioration of components. A small scale model of the joint in particular was constructed out of wood and based on the 3-D FEM analyses that were carried out on the bridge, for failure mode analysis. Solutions were developed in a joint effort of all parties involved, leading to a novel approach for the restoration of the existing structural component. The installation was time sensitive and took place without any interruption of traffic |
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| Keywords: |
modelling bearing restoration polyurethane wear repair wind load modular expansion joint spring elastomer
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