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Bridge
Construction
John R. Fowler
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Accelerated
Bridge
Construction
New ideas are required to address
the dual needs of:
fast construction
long service life
Existing Sections
Slab Bridge Sections
Existing Sections
Girder Bridge Sections
I-Girder
Existing Sections
Channel and
Double
Stemmed
Bridge
Sections
Existing Sections
Girder Diaphragms
Case Studies
Get in.
Get out.
Stay out.
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Artist's Rendering
Create Expressway
Separate At-Grade Intersections
Two Intersections, Four Bridges
100,000 ADT
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The Challenge
Design & Build Four Urban Grade
Separations
2 bridges 900 ft long x 30- 4 wide
2 bridges 700 ft long x 30- 4 wide
72 Hours!
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Concept
Precast adjacent girders
Precast cap beam
Precast pier
CIP footing
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Adjacent
box girder
installation
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Bridge Description
Bridge Length: 2,842 feet, 34 spans, 3 lanes
each way plus bicycle lanes, sidewalks and
fishing access
Components used:
Cylinder piles
Precast pier cap forms
Prestressed I-Girders
Precast diaphragm forms
Prestressed sub-deck panels
Precast traffic barriers
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Cylinder piles
Cross Bay Boulevard over North Channel
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Pier cap
construction
Cross Bay Boulevard over North Channel
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Precast diaphragms
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I-girder installation
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Beams in place
Precast diaphragm forms installed
Beams in place
Precast diaphragm forms installed
Cross Bay Boulevard over North Channel
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Finished bridge
Cross Bay Boulevard over North Channel
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Finished Bridge
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Finished bridge
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Summer 2004
Precast Elements
Precast Superstructure:
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Precast Elements
Precast Substructure:
10 Abutment Elements
3 Stem units per abutment
2 Wingwall units per abutment
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Girder/Deck Production
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Girder/Deck Production
Girder/Deck Production
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Stem/Wingwall Installation
Wingwall Units
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Stem/Wingwall Installation
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Stem/Wingwall Installation
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Stem/Wingwall Installation
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Stem/Wingwall Installation
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Stem/Wingwall Installation
Side View
End View
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Stem/Wingwall Installation
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Girder/Deck Installation
The deck
girders were
erected 3
weeks after
the stem and
wingwalls, on
August 19/04
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Girder/Deck Installation
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Girder/Deck Installation
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Girder/Deck Installation
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Girder/Deck Installation
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Brooksville-Penobscot, ME
Precast Components
4 abutments
4 wing walls
8 box girders
4 approach slabs
Designer/Owner: Maine DOT
General Contractor: Reed & Reed Inc.
Precaster: Strescon Limited, Saint John, NB
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Transverse
Post-tensioning
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Box Girders
8 GIRDERS
27.1 m (89 ft) long
1220 mm (4 ft) wide
915 mm (3 ft) deep
Weight 45 t
Davis Narrows Bridge
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Conclusions
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Conclusions
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Conclusions
Conclusions
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Conclusions
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Conclusions
advantage.
Conclusions
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Conclusions
PROTOTYPES
Use prototypes to try out new techniques on a
smaller scale.
Be prepared to pay a premium for these trials.
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Thank you
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