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Structural systems
for glulam arch bridges
Kolbein Bell
professor emeritus
preferable
2-hinge
or 3-hinge
most common
25 40 m
19,5 kN/m
Light timber deck
300 kN
2-hinge
2D
buckle with an
amplitude of
approx. 500 mm
tie rod
the winner
No relaxing hangers
No
rotation
free rotation
MODEL
H = 95 mm
Displacements
A cross section of
b x h = 800 x 600 mm
100 m
Network arches
Loading :
Additional dead load: 10 kN/m per arch (asphalt & railing)
Distributed traffic load: 13 kN/m per arch
Three concentrated traffic loads, each 300 kN, per lane
Wind load: 1,0 kN/m per arch
constant
= 60 deg
29 arch
segments;
two lengths
x 29 equal arch
segments
continue with c
mode
#1
#2
arch: 120 mm
arch: 50 mm
deck: 155 mm