Building bridges using the balanced lift method

This article explains the process of developing a new method, called the balanced lift method, for constructing bridges based on an alternative to the bridge construction techniques used nowadays. The most common methods of building bridges are those using falsework or the cantilever method, but a r...

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Published in:Structural concrete : journal of the FIB 2014-09, Vol.15 (3), p.281-291
Main Authors: Kollegger, Johann, Foremniak, Sara, Suza, Dominik, Wimmer, David, Gmainer, Susanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
art of engineering
Balancing
bridge construction
bridge construction method
Bridges
Bridges (structures)
Building process
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
Cantilever bridges
Concrete bridges
Construction
Construction works
Descriptions
Exact sciences and technology
large-scale test
Lift
Miscellaneous
post-tensioning
precast concrete elements
Prefabricated
testing / experiments
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Summary:This article explains the process of developing a new method, called the balanced lift method, for constructing bridges based on an alternative to the bridge construction techniques used nowadays. The most common methods of building bridges are those using falsework or the cantilever method, but a rather uncommon method, the lowering of arches is seen as the origin of the balanced lift method. The idea was to create a method that would allow a bridge to be built in a very fast manner without the need for falsework, using prefabricated elements and assembling all parts together in a position – in this case vertically – that would simplify the construction process. In order to reach the final state of the bridge, the parts assembled vertically are rotated into their final horizontal position. This article contains descriptions of the development of the method, a large‐scale test and two bridges already designed using the balanced lift method.
ISSN:1464-4177
1751-7648
DOI:10.1002/suco.201400024