New Technique to Temporarily Support Existing Bridges Crossing Water Ways
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Medhat Abdullah
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Assessment, Upgrading and Refurbishment of Infrastructures, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 6-8 May 2013 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference, Rotterdam, May 2013 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 376-377 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2013 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137813806501704 | ||||
| Abstract: |
A new technique to temporarily support existing bridges to transport abnormal heavy loads using water-structure interaction is presented. The concept, details and applications of this technique are presented. The method was verified experimentally by a real loading test on an existing bridge. The deflections and strains at different control point are negligible. As a result, and after being approved by the Egyptian general authority of roads, bridges and land transportation (GARBLT), this technique was applied to temporarily support many old bridges crossing waterways during the transport of abnormal loads. |
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| Keywords: |
temporary support for bridges water-structure interaction abnormal loads on bridges
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