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Assessment and Retrofit of the Bridge over Kouris River, Cyprus
Maraveas, Chrysanthos; Tassiouli, Konstantina
2017In Open Journal of Civil Engineering
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Keywords :
Bridge; Retrofit; Bearings; Concrete Jacketing; FRP
Abstract :
[en] The main objective of the present study is the assessment and retrofit of an existing road bridge that is located in Cyprus over the river Kouris. In particular the study concerns in a road bridge with seven spans of 10.5 m + 5 * 12.6 m + 10.5 m, a cross section width of 7.10 m and a 5 m piers height that was constructed in the early 50’s. The structural system of the bridge comprises of cast in situ reinforced concrete T-beams and slab deck that is simply supported on masonry piers. According to the new urban plan to design the bridge should now accommodate two lanes per direction, a pedestrian walkway and a cycling lane with total cross section width of new deck 15.60 m. The deck of the bridge widened using for aesthetic reasons the same cross section type and the new T-Beams and slab deck connected monolithically to the existing one. The existing part of the deck was strengthened with reinforced concrete jacketing due to inadequacy in shear resistance. Major challenge of the project posed the existing masonry pier layout that was insufficient to carry the new design seismic forces. New piers, founded on piles, were designed adjacent to the existing piers in order to support the new widened part of the bridge, and also to bear all the horizontal loads arising from the masses of the total deck. Sliding bearings (free movement) placed in the part of the bridge over the existing piers and elastomeric bearings with movement only in the longitudinal direction placed in the new piers.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Maraveas, Chrysanthos ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Ingénierie du feu
Tassiouli, Konstantina
Language :
English
Title :
Assessment and Retrofit of the Bridge over Kouris River, Cyprus
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Open Journal of Civil Engineering
ISSN :
2164-3164
eISSN :
2164-3172
Publisher :
SCIRP, Irvine, United States - California
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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