General Information
| Name in local language: | Talbrücke Kattenbusch |
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| Completion: | 1970 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Construction method: |
Movable Scaffolding System |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Homert, Lüdenscheid, Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Carries: |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 12' 55.10" N 7° 40' 6.93" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 478 m | |
| span lengths | 36.5 m - 9 x 45 m - 36.5 m | |
| number of spans | 11 | |
| bridge surface | 14 927 m² | |
| deck | deck depth | 2.70 m |
| deck width | 2 x 15.625 m = 31.25 m |
Design Loads
| live load | Brückenklasse 60/30 | |
| design code(s) | DIN 1072 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| foundations |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| 1972 | During first inspection extensive cracking at the coupling joints is found. |
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| 1977 — 1978 | Cracks are discovered in mid-span areas. Coupling joints are repaired. |
| 1986 — 1988 | Coupling joints are strengthened. |
| 1991 | Another inspections shows repetition of crack patterns from previous inspections. The decision is made to strengthen the entire bridge. |
| 1995 | Strengthening works using external prestressing tendons are completed by the end of the year. |
Participants
Strengthening (1995)
Owner
Client
Structural engineering
- Klemens Pelle (structural engineer)
Checking engineering
- György Iványí (checking engineer)
Prestressing
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Brücken der Bundesfernstraßen 1995. Verkehrsblatt-Verlag, Dortmund (Germany), 1995, pp. 95-108.
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20001154 - Published on:
09/12/2000 - Last updated on:
09/12/2016
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