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Title:

Scaffolds Failures Caused by Vehicle Strikes During Construction of New Viaduct over A-18 Motorway in Poland

Accession Number:

01153399

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The paper is presented cases of failures of steel scaffolds damaged by vehicle strikes during the construction of new viaducts over the upgraded A-18 motorway in Poland. After several vehicle strikes into the scaffold structures their damaged components were no longer serviceable (considering the safety of the construction works being carried out). This put the contractor to additional expenses connected with the replacement of the damaged scaffold. The causes and consequences of the failures are given and the necessary solutions adopted in the considered cases – whereby the traffic situation significantly improved – are described. Moreover, it is proposed to increase the minimum vertical clearance required during the building or repairs of bridge structures.

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-0048

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Manko, Zbigniew

Pagination:

10p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures (3) ; Photos (7) ; References (26)

Geographic Terms:

Poland

Subject Areas:

Construction; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-0048

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 10:06AM