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Title
Aluminum's Potential Bridge Construction The Proceedings of the Bridge Session of the 1994 Alumitech Conference
The Aluminum Association Inc.
Publication Date:
Oct 29, 1994
Scope:
This publication, "Aluminum's Potential: Bridge Construction,"
represents the proceedings of the
session of the same title at the Alumitech 1994 Conference, held on
October 26-29, 1994, at the
Inforum in Atlanta, Georgia. The four papers that are included here
provide a rather complete
picture ranging from the excellent historical experience with aluminum
bridges to the latest design
concepts and software.
A. A. Trinidad's paper provides the historical perspective,
highlighting the U.S. and overseas
applications and performance of aluminum bridges and bridge decks
starting in 1933. Trinidad covers
a number of the major attributes of aluminum for bridges, including
superior corrosion resistance
and attractive life-cycle cost comparisons to conventional bridge
construction.
Sanders and Abendroth focus on one aluminum bridge application,
describing the erection, 30-year
operating service, and the dismantling and evaluation of the Iowa
State Turnpike bridge, noting its
excellent performance throughout its life. Also included are reports
on the excellent service
performance and the results of field tests of the bridge sections
following their dismantling at
the end of the bridge service.
Prof. Torsten Hoglund deals with the development, engineering and
verification testing of the
Svensson/SAPA extruded plank design of bridge deck widely used in
Sweden, illustrating the
advantages of aluminum for applications where rapid replacements of
deteriorated concrete decks are
needed and for movable spans. The work described herein led to full
approval of aluminum bridge
deck designs in Sweden, and led to more than 35 installations over the
past 10 years.
The publication concludes with Prof. Dimitris Kosteas' overview of the
material's capabilities and
of some valuable design tools available for aluminum structures. Of
particular interest to readers
will be the introductions to ALFABET, the aluminium data bank; the
European Design Recommendations,
ERAAS, with its Aluminium Structural Design software program; and the
AlBriDa, Aluminium Bridge
Database, covering the world's bridge installations (still in
development).
This outstanding summary of papers on aluminum bridges and bridge
decks applications and design is
must reading for those interested in innovative and cost-effective
solutions to bridge design,
repair and replacement, and life-cycle performance issues.
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