Integral bridges

2016-01-01
Dicleli, Murat
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Most conventional bridges possess expansion joints and bearings, which are expensive in terms of material and installation costs. Furthermore, expansion joints may allow water, salt, and deicing chemicals to penetrate them, causing extensive deterioration to the bearings, substructure, and superstructure. The lack of expansion joints in integral bridges results in reduced repair and maintenance costs throughout the service life of the bridge. In addition, when used as part of highways or railways, integral bridges enhance the riding comfort due to lack of expansion joints and provide better lateral rigidity to breaking loads, minimizing the likelihood of rail buckling in continuous railway construction due to the smaller lateral displacement of the bridge. Moreover, modern integral bridges are known to have performed well in recent earthquakes due to their monolithic construction.
Integral bridge, loads, thermal effects, design, details
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800058-8.00016-5
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/73713
Department of Engineering Sciences, Book / Book chapter

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