CHAPTER 5: CONCRETE BEAM

BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE
CONSTRUCTION BY SEGMENTAL
METHOD
Balanced cantilever FT
(c hng cn bng)
Incremental launching ILM (c y)
Movable Scaffolding System MSS
(c trn gio di ng)
PP C HNG CN BNG
 FEATURES OF CONTINUOUS BRIDGE BUILT BY CAST-
IN-PLACE BALANCED CANTILEVER METHOD:
Lend span = (0.60.7) Lmain span
Side spans consist of:
Segment of constant height cast on stationary
falsework, Lconst. seg. = (0.150.2) Lmain span;
Cantilever end span segments;
Girder soffit curve:
Parabolic curve
Third-degree curve
 FEATURES OF CONTINUOUS BRIDGE BUILT BY CAST-IN-
PLACE BALANCED CANTILEVER METHOD (cont.):
Spans arrangement:
Continuous beam bridge;
T-frame bridge;
Beam-frame bridge;
Cross section
Segmental division:
Pier segment (pier table): 1012m
Cantilever segment: 3.55m
Closure segment: 1.52m
 FEATURES OF CONTINUOUS BRIDGE BUILT BY CAST-
IN-PLACE CANTILEVER METHOD (cont.):
Pre-stress strands:
Top fiber
Bottom fiber
Deck slab, diaphragm
Ducts, anchorages
Bearings:
Temporary
Permanent
 FOUR MAIN STAGES OF CBCM:
1. Cast pier segments Ko on pier heads;

2. Balanced cantilever stages;

3. Cast end span segments on fixed

falsework;
4. Cast closure segments;
 CAST Ko SEGMENTS:
1. Stationary falsework for spreading pier heads
(bracket);

2. Permanent & temp. bearings (gi chnh, tm);

3. Maccalloy bars (thanh CC);

4. Ko segment structure: length (1012m),

diaphragm (3m thk), manhole, etc. ;
 CANTILEVER SEGMENTS:
1. Form traveler;

2. Segment structure: length (3.55m);

3. 57 days per segment;

 END SPAN SEGMENTS:
1. Stationary falsework;

2. Segment structure:

length (0.120.15)Lmain span;

 CLOSURE SEGMENTS:
1. End (external) span closure;

2. Internal span closure;

3. Sequence of closure;
 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE:
1. Rolling (cun chiu);

2. Parallel (song song);

 FALSEWORK FOR PIER SEGMENT:
1. Installed both sides of pier bridge
longitudinally (lp 2 bn thn tr theo phng
dc cu);
2. Dimensions:
Transversal width:
bottom slab width + 2m each side;
Longitudinal length at each pier side:
cantilever length of segment + 2m;
 FALSEWORK FOR PIER SEGMENT:
1. Beams spanning on temp. pier (dng dm
k trn tr tm);
2. Bracket standing on pile cap (chng xin
xung b mng);
3. Bracket mounted on pier (gin cng xon
trn nh tr);
 FALSEWORK FOR PIER SEGMENT:
 DESIGN
FALSEWORK FOR PIER
SEGMENT:
1. Applied loads (ti trng);

2. Content of structure checking (ni dung

tnh duyt);
Pier shapes
T-frame bridges
 FORM TRAVELERS (FT xe c):
Overhead (treo trn);
Beam
Truss
Underslung ( di);
 SAFE AGAINST OVERTURNING MOMENTS
(n nh chng lt):
Causes for cantilever imbalance (nguyn
nhn gy mt cn bng);
Method against overturning (bin php
chng lt);
 METHOD OF CASTING PIER SEGMENT ():
Install permanent bearings, Maccalloy bars;
Formwork: soffit, external, internal;
Rebars, ducts;
Concrete placement;
 METHOD OF CASTING PIER SEGMENT ():
 INSTALL & MOVE FORM TRAVELER ():
Install;
Move;
 CANTILEVER CAST ():
Form;
Ducts;
Anchorages;
Pre-stressing
 STRESSING PROCEDURE ():
Install strands;
Stressing;
Grouting;
 CAMBER ():
;
;
;
 CONSTRUCTION OF END SPAN SEGMENTS:
 CONSTRUCTION OF END SPAN SEGMENTS:
 METHODS OF CLOSURE ():
End span closure;
Internal span closure;
 METHODS OF CLOSURE ():
End span closure;
Internal span closure;
 CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION ():
Site arrangement & concrete supply;
Sequence of closuring;
 CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION ():
 CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION ():