A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
An apparatus and method are proposed for incremental casting of concrete cantilever bridge sections (7, 12). The main trusses which form the load-bearing frames (3) of the apparatus are angularly splayed so that they are positioned outwards of the main load bearing webs of the to-be-constructed section (7) of the bridge, while still being supported on the webs of the already-constructed section (12) of the bridge. In this way, the region above and below the construction space is kept free for improved access.
An apparatus and method are proposed for incremental casting of concrete cantilever bridge sections (7, 12). The main trusses which form the load-bearing frames (3) of the apparatus are angularly splayed so that they are positioned outwards of the main load bearing webs of the to-be-constructed section (7) of the bridge, while still being supported on the webs of the already-constructed section (12) of the bridge. In this way, the region above and below the construction space is kept free for improved access.