Prestressed concrete bridges with corrugated steel webs represent a relatively new type of composite structure. More than 40 such bridges have been built in China since 2005, ranging from simply supported spans to continuous girder bridges and long-span cable-stayed structures. Compared with conventional concrete box girders, they are cheaper to build, lighter and more efficiently prestressed – but to date there has been little use in the UK. This paper presents the historical background, structural characteristics and construction methods of corrugated steel web bridges. A new technology is proposed to enhance efficiency and safety during incrementally launched construction, and design technologies and future developmental trends are discussed.
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January 11 2018
Growth of prestressed concrete bridges with corrugated steel webs in China
Wenqin Deng, PhD;
Wenqin Deng, PhD
PhD candidate
School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China
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Man Zhou, PhD;
Man Zhou, PhD
Research Fellow
Department of Civil Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Mostafa Fahmi Hassanein, PhD;
Mostafa Fahmi Hassanein, PhD
Associate Professor
Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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Jiandong Zhang, PhD;
Jiandong Zhang, PhD
Professor, Chief Engineer, Professor
School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Jiangsu Transportation Institute, Nanjing, China
College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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Duo Liu, MS;
Duo Liu, MS
Engineer
Jiangsu Transportation Institute, Nanjing, China
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Lin An, PhD
Lin An, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received:
October 13 2017
Accepted:
November 17 2017
Online ISSN: 1751-7672
Print ISSN: 0965-089X
ICE Publishing: All rights reserved
2018
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering (2018) 171 (2): 77–84.
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Received:
October 13 2017
Accepted:
November 17 2017
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Deng W, Zhou M, Hassanein MF, Zhang J, Liu D, An L (2018), "Growth of prestressed concrete bridges with corrugated steel webs in China". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, Vol. 171 No. 2 pp. 77–84, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.17.00045
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