ABSTRACT

This book contains the invited contributions to the 1993 Henderson Colloquium organised by the British Group of IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering). It provides an international review of new techniques of designing and constructing joint-free bridges - an approach which is rapidly being developed and used in man

part |2 pages

Part 1: Problems of Bridge Articulation

chapter 1|8 pages

Performance of Deck Expansion Joints

chapter 3|12 pages

Bearing performance

chapter |2 pages

Report on Session One

part |2 pages

Part 2: Advantages of Bridege Continuity

part |2 pages

Part 3: Continuous Briduges

chapter 9|8 pages

Continuous steel and composite bridges

chapter |2 pages

Report on Session Three

part |2 pages

Part 4: Integral Bridges

chapter 10|8 pages

Danish integral bridges

chapter 11|24 pages

Precast segmental construction

chapter 12|32 pages

Italian joint-free bridge decks

chapter 14|7 pages

Jointless steel viaducts for railway

chapter |1 pages

Report on Session Four

part |2 pages

Part 5: Long-Length Continuity

part |2 pages

Part 6: Retrofitting

chapter |2 pages

Report on Session Six

part |2 pages

Part 7: Precast Beam Deck Continuity