Philippe Vion - Emmanuel Bouchon

Prestressed concrete bridges built

by the cantilever method
Design and stability during erection

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Introduction
General design
Longitudinal post-tensioning
Temporary cantilevers stability

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1. Introduction
Design begins with
knowledge of
successive stages
of construction

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Cast in place segments

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Pre-cast segments

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Range of spans
! Between

40 and 200 m, even 300 m

! French records:
205 m Rhin bridge (2002)
192 m Sioule viaduct (2005)
190 m Viaur viaduct (1999)

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Bridge over the Rhin river

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Viaduct over the Viaur river

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Viaduct over the Sioule river

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2. General design

With hinges at mid-span (in the old days)

Lest

Cintre

Equal length spans, side spans 0.6L

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Variable length spans

0,6 L

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Deck depth
hc

hp

Parabolic depth variation

Linear depth variation

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Depth ratio
Common case

On Pier hp
L = 120 m
hp
Mid-span hc
L = 120 m
hc

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Static study

L/16 to L/18 L/(14+(L/45))

7m

7.2 m

L/30 to L/35 L/(19+(L/7))

3.6 m

3.3 m

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One-sided cantilever technique

Bras de la plaine
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Cross section
One cell box

Two cells box

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Box-girder ribbed transversely

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Box-girder with braces

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Twin box-girder

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Composite girder

Boulonnais
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Bearing conditions

Simply supported

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Connected to
the pier

Twin walls

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Twin walls

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On pier segments

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Traveller forms to cast

on pier segment

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2. Post-tensioning
Cantilever tendons

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GV

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COUPE TRANSVERSALE

ELEVATION

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Ducts in the top flange

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Internal continuity tendons

Side-span

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Internal continuity tendons

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External continuity tendons

ancrage
sur pile
Anchor
on

pier

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Deflectiondviateur
cross-beam
en trave

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External tendons: 3 spans

dviateurs
Cross-beam

entretoises

Diaphragms

0,2 0,25

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External tendons

On pier

External tendons

Cbles extrieurs

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Deflection cross-beam

External tendons

Cbles extrieurs
0,15
0,35 0,40

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3. Cantilevers stability

Poids de l'quipage

2 types of situation
Temporary: Unbalanced cantilever during erection
Accidental: Fall of a traveller form or a precast segment

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Stability devices
Temporary ties

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Top flange anchorage

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Vertical tendons

Temporary stays +
temporary ties

2 cbles
27 T 15 S

2 cbles
10 T 15 S

Temporary stays

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2 cbles
12 T 15 S

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