Conc Bridges

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Does the Cold have you thinking about the beach right now? Well….

To get to the Keys you’ll have to cross these!!

Seven Mile Bridge Seven Mile Bridge Facts: ‹ Finished: 1984 ‹ Design: Figg Engineering ‹ Contractor: Misener Marine Construction ‹ Span: 35,867 ft or about 7 miles ‹ Connects the middle keys to the lower keys ‹ Constructed with segmental concrete box girders

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ASCE Study Gives Bridges on a whole a grade of C. The Percentage of Bridges being constructed with prestressed concrete is rising

http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/millennium/00019.pdf

Importance

Precast Concrete Box Girder Bridges Outline: • History & Theory • Box Girder Bridge Design • Segmental Construction Processes of Box Girder Bridges

What makes these Bridges Possible Concepts: ‹ Precast Concrete ‹

Prestressing

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Post-Tensioning

History A Tale of Two Frenchmen: Eugene Freysinnet

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Jean Muller

Evolution of Precast Box Girder Elements What do we need to span longer distances?

Stemmed Deck Member – Double Tee

Increased Flexural Capacity! •Increased Depth •Increased Reinforcement •Prestressing •Post-Tensioning Precast Box Girder Elements allow us to do this Concrete Box Girder

Standardizing of Box Girders Specs for current designs are developed by AASHSTO and several designs can be found at: http://www.asbi-assoc.org/drawings.html

Segmental Construction Procedures ‹

Balanced Cantilever Method

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Span-by-Span Method

Progressive Span Method

Balanced Cantilever Method

Balanced Cantilever Method

Bridges using the Balanced Cantilever Method

Confederation Bridge – Northumberland Strait, Canada

Broadway Bridge – Daytona Beach, Florida

Route 895

Broadway Bridge Construction

Span by Span Method

Span-by-Span Method

C&D Canal Bridge over Delaware

Progressive Span Method Combination of Balance Cantilever and Span by Span

Progressive Span Method

Linn Cove Viaduct – Blue Ridge Parkway

Segmental Box Girders and Cable Stays

Conclusions Precast Segmental Box Grider Bridges are an economical and efficient method for building today and tomorrows bridges

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