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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

Findings and Recommendations

Movement Systems

Superstructure Systems

Deck Systems

Substructure Systems

Implementation Activities

CHAPTER ONE —INTRODUCTION

Background

Objectives and Focus Areas

Locations Visited

Team Members

Amplifying Questions

CHAPTER TWO—FINDINGS ON PREFABRICATED BRIDGE SYSTEMS

Japan

Background

Anjo Viaduct

Aritas Expressway (Route 23) and Nagoya-Minami Junction

Full-Depth Prefabricated Concrete Decks

Hybrid Steel-Concrete Deck Systems

Orthotropic Steel Decks

Furukawa Viaduct

Arimatsu Viaduct

Yahagigawa Bridge

Extradosed Bridges

Railroad Bridges

Mitsuki Bashi Method

Chofu-Tsurukawa Overbridge

SPER Method

Sound Barriers

Netherlands and Belgium

Background

Moving Systems

Self-Propelled Modular Transporters

Germany

Background

Bavarian Road Administration

Design and Construction Practices

External Post Tensioning

Incremental Launching

Prefabricated Elements for Bridges

Partial-Depth Concrete Decks Prefabricated on Steel or Precast Concrete Beams

Multiple-Level Corrosion Protection Systems

Sound Barriers

Site Visits

France

Background—French National Railways

Railway Bridge Replacements

Site Visits

Background—French Highways

Poutre Dalle System

Dalle Preflex System

Full-Depth Precast Concrete Deck Panels

Ultra High-performance Concrete

Performance-Based Durability Specifications

Summary

Bridge Movement Systems

Superstructure Systems

Deck Systems

Substructure Systems

Other Technologies

CHAPTER THREE—ASSESSMENT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

Movement Systems

Self-Propelled Modular Transporters

Other Bridge Installation Systems

Superstructure Systems

Poutre Dalle System

Partial-Depth Concrete Decks Prefabricated on Steel or Concrete Beams

U-Shaped Segments with Transverse Ribs

Deck Systems

Full-Depth Prefabricated Concrete Decks

Deck Joint Closure Details

Hybrid Steel-Concrete Deck Systems

Multiple-Level Corrosion Protection Systems

Substructure Systems

SPER System

APPENDIX A— CONTACTS IN COUNTRIES VISITED

APPENDIX B—TEAM MEMBERS

APPENDIX C—AMPLIFYING QUESTIONS

APPENDIX D—BIBLIOGRAPHY


List of Figures and Tables

Figures
  1. Map of bridge sites in Japan.
  2. Figure 2. Anjo Viaduct.
  3. Figure 3. Longitudinal joint on the Anjo Viaduct.
  4. Figure 4. Elevated structure of Aritas Expressway.
  5. Figure 5. Concrete column with a steel stub beam.
  6. Figure 6. Full-depth prefabricated concrete deck.
  7. Figure 7. Hybrid steel-concrete deck system.
  8. Figure 8. Furukawa Viaduct.
  9. Figure 9. Arimatsu Viaduct.
  10. Figure 10. Extradosed bridges.
  11. Figure 11. Use of temporary girders as part of the permanent structure.
  12. Figure 12. Sequence of construction on the new Joban Line.
  13. Figure 13. Mitsuki Bashi method.
  14. Figure 14. Chofu-Tsurukawa Overbridge.
  15. Figure 15. SPER method.
  16. Figure 16. Sound barriers.
  17. Figure 17. Moving large bridges with SPMT.
  18. Figure 18. Skidding a bridge into position.
  19. Figure 19. A single SPMT.
  20. Figure 20. Directional capability of an SPMT.
  21. Figure 21. Incremental launching with precast concrete decks.
  22. Figure 22. Temporary shoring for precast beams.
  23. Figure 23. Partial-depth concrete deck prefabricated on steel beams.
  24. Figure 24. Partial-depth concrete deck on concrete beams.
  25. Figure 25. Bridge deck multiple-level corrosion protection system.
  26. Figure 26. Construction of a noise protection gallery.
  27. Figure 27. Variable-depth steel beam bridge.
  28. Figure 28. Precast, prestressed concrete bridge.
  29. Figure 29. Replacement sequence of the Pont de St. Denis.
  30. Figure 30. Viaduc de Lamothe.
  31. Figure 31. Floating a culvert into position.
  32. Figure 32. Time-lapse photograph of rotating a balanced cantilever bridge.
  33. Figure 33. Railway bridge moved using SPMT.
  34. Figure 34. Railway bridge before sliding into place.
  35. Figure 35. Leading edge of upper slab before sliding.
  36. Figure 36. Risle River Viaduct under construction.
  37. Figure 37. Poutre Dalle system.
  38. Figure 38. Overlapping bars in longitudinal joint.
  39. Figure 39. Dalle Preflex system.
  40. Figure 40. Full-depth, full-width precast deck panels.
  41. Figure 41. Full-depth precast deck panels.
Tables
  1. Table 1. Schedule of activities.
  2. Table 2. Team members.
  3. Table 3. Bridges near Munich, Bavaria.
  4. Table 4. Mix proportions and properties of UHPC used on Bourg Les Valence bridges.
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