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A novel design of a type of timber truss bridge that has been developed in Kenya is described. The bridge comprises a number of identical timber frames that are assembled into trusses of the required span. Two or more parallel trusses are supported on conventional abutments, and the timber deck rests on top of the trusses. Loading tests carried out on individual frames, on groups of frames, and on complete bridges, have indicated that the design is suitable for bridges ranging in span from 12 m to 24 m required to carry limited numbers of vehicles up to 20t gross weight provided that the deck is accepted as contributing to the structural strength of the bridge. This assumption would not normally be made for bridges of this kind, but in practice measurements show that the deck does contribute significantly to the strength of the bridge. (Copyright (c) Crown Copyright 1981.)
A novel design of a type of timber truss bridge that has been developed in Kenya is described. The bridge comprises a number of identical timber frames that are assembled into trusses of the required span. Two or more parallel trusses are supported on conventional abutments, and the timber deck rests on top of the trusses. Loading tests carried out on individual frames, on groups of frames, and on complete bridges, have indicated that the design is suitable for bridges ranging in span from 12 m to 24 m required to carry limited numbers of vehicles up to 20t gross weight provided that the deck is accepted as contributing to the structural strength of the bridge. This assumption would not normally be made for bridges of this kind, but in practice measurements show that the deck does contribute significantly to the strength of the bridge. (Copyright (c) Crown Copyright 1981.)
The Kenyan Low Cost Modular Timber Bridge
J. D. Parry (author)
1981
41 pages
Report
No indication
English
Development of a Timber/Concrete Modular System for Timber Bridge Rehabilitation
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