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MAKING GIRDERS
CONTINIOUS OVER PIERS
1
DETAILS FOR CONCRETE GIRDERS
• Girders will be continuous for
live load only.
• Eliminate expansion joint
leakage problem.
• Increase the bridge bending
capacity.
• Diaphragm reinforcing steel can
go through cored holes in the
girder webs.
2
Make Steel Girders Continuous Over Piers
• Before deck pour, weld the bottom flanges.
Concrete diaphragm on top of the pier
bent (either monolithic or structurally
separated).