Robustness of standard Swiss overpasses with V-columns
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Published:2005
H. Stempfle, T. Vogel, 2005. "Robustness of standard Swiss overpasses with V-columns", Bridge Management 5: Inspection, maintenance, assessment and repair: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Bridge Management, organized by the University of Surrey, 11–13 April 2005, G.A.R. Parke, P. Disney
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To fulfill actual and future requirements bridges should be robust and in case a sensitive part fails or an unforeseen event happens, the structure as a whole should not collapse. To investigate the robustness of bridges the standard overpasses with V-columns, which are widely common in Switzerland, being constructed in the sixties and seventies. Both, the superstructure and the substructure, consist of precast elements. Failure of one or more sensitive parts and the consequences are considered.
Introduction
Standard Swiss Overpasses with V-Columns
Analysis of the Overpasses with V-Columns
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