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Hammersmith Flyover – Strengthening of a Prestressed Segmental Bridge

 Hammersmith Flyover – Strengthening of a Prestressed Segmental Bridge
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Presented at IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, published in , pp. 1740-1747
DOI: 10.2749/stockholm.2016.1736
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Hammersmith Flyover is an early precast segmental bridge. The original prestress was found to be deteriorating seriously in early 2012 requiring emergency strengthening to critical sections later t...
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Author(s): (Ramboll, London, United Kingdom)
(Phase 2 Strengthening Hammersmith Flyover – Short Tendons)
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:
Page(s): 1740-1747 Total no. of pages: 8
Page(s): 1740-1747
Total no. of pages: 8
Year: 2016
DOI: 10.2749/stockholm.2016.1736
Abstract:

Hammersmith Flyover is an early precast segmental bridge. The original prestress was found to be deteriorating seriously in early 2012 requiring emergency strengthening to critical sections later that year. The bridge owner, Transport for London (TfL), decided in anticipation of further deterioration that new prestress should be installed to make the structure independent of the original and allow for the possibility of it eventually becoming completely ineffective. The project is believed to be unique in fully replacing the prestress in a bridge where it was not possible to remove the original. The design, approach and challenges are described. The project made use of innovative materials such as Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC). Major project constraints included the form of the bridge which left little space for the new prestress and the requirement to keep the bridge open to traffic and minimise disruption to traffic below.

Keywords:
corrosion protection strengthening post-tensioning anchors Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete

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