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Three-mile Oosterschelde Bridge in Netherlands is described as example of suitability of prestressed concrete for long span construction; bridge is composed of 55 spans of 300 ft each; design consists of very large prestressed cylinder piles, precast pier elements post-tensioned together, and precast superstructure elements erected and post-tensioned to form double-cantilever system with special shock absorber provided at center of spans; individual elements weigh 600 tons; method of fabrication, transportation, erection, jointing, and stressing are described.
Three-mile Oosterschelde Bridge in Netherlands is described as example of suitability of prestressed concrete for long span construction; bridge is composed of 55 spans of 300 ft each; design consists of very large prestressed cylinder piles, precast pier elements post-tensioned together, and precast superstructure elements erected and post-tensioned to form double-cantilever system with special shock absorber provided at center of spans; individual elements weigh 600 tons; method of fabrication, transportation, erection, jointing, and stressing are described.
Bridge over eastern scheldt
Prestressed Concrete Inst -- J
Gerwick, Jr., B.C. (author)
1966
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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