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Title:

NEW FOLDED-PLATE BRIDGE CULVERT SYSTEM

Accession Number:

00611775

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/030905715

Abstract:

A new precast concrete bridge/culvert system is described. The system is particularly suitable for a roadway crossing over a waterway, where the span is relatively short (20 to 60 ft), and the clearance between the high water level and roadway surface is greater than 6 ft. The system can be built quickly by most contractors, making it an attractive alternative for replacement of many of the nation's deficient secondary road bridges and culverts. It consists of precast concrete folded-plate elements supported on ledges of end walls, which are in turn supported on drilled piers. Variations of this basic system are possible to suit other span ranges and crossing geometries. The system is extremely efficient as its components use available space to increase structural cross section depth and to reduce dead loads that would otherwise be heavy. Other benefits are offered by this new system, including short construction time, economy, and ease of construction. The new system is compared with an existing system; a cost analysis demonstrates potential savings as high as 20% over the traditional system. Plans are under way to construct a full-scale functional prototype in eastern Nebraska.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1291, Fifth International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, May 19-23, 1991, Raleigh, North Carolina, Volume 1. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01411121

Authors:

Tadros, Maher K
Aleinea, Amin
Abdel-Karim, Ahmad M

Pagination:

p. 340-346

Publication Date:

1991

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1291
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

030905715

Features:

Figures (6)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Low volume bridges; Short span bridges

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 31 1991 12:00AM