Strengthening of Riveted Connections of a Steel Arch Bridge: Lessons Learned
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Mark Richard Darlow
(Ove Arup and Partners, Edinburgh, UK (formerly Arup Netherlands))
Joep Paulissen (TNO, Delft, The Netherlands (formerly Arup Netherlands)) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress Stockholm, 2016 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1588-1595 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2016 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/stockholm.2016.1583 | ||||
| Abstract: |
As part of an extensive renovation program, Arup Netherlands delivered engineering services for the strengthening and renovation of 8 large steel bridges in the Dutch highway network. Strengthening of the riveted splice connections at the ends of the hangers of a steel arch bridge on the Dutch A2 motorway represented a significant challenge to extending its life by 30 years. This paper describes the key features of and lessons learned during assessments, investigations, design development and execution of a strengthening solution to resolve the issue. |
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| Keywords: |
fatigue load test steel bridge strengthening assessment tied arch riveted connections strain measurements design refurbishment
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