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TROISIEME CONFERENCE INTERNATIONALE SUR LES PONTS EN ARC

THIRD INTERNATIONAL ARCH BRIDGES CONFERENCE

avec le soutien/supporters

du ministere de I'^quipement, des Transports et du Logement

de la Federation nationale des travaux publics
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ECCS, AFGC, FIB, ACI Paris

Paris, 19-21 septembre 2001/19-21 September 2001

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SOMMAIRE / CONTENTS
Preface
C.ABDUNUR

XV

FACING OUR HERITAGE:

ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
FACE AU PATRIMOINE: EVOLUTION ARCHITECTURALE ET CONSTRUCTIVE
The arch: enduring and endearing
R. FAVRE, J. DE CASTRO SAN ROMAN

On design and construction of long span concrete arch bridges

J. MULLER

17

Span length records before the 1990's

Des records de portee avant les annees 1990
Arrabida bridge- Inspection and assessment
J. APPLETON

29

Bloukrans bridge
A.C. LIEBENBERG, M.G. LATIMER

35

Gladesville bridge Sydney: History and performance

R. WEDGWOOD, B. SHEPHERD

41

Large concrete arch bridges in Croatia

j . RADIC, z. SAVOR, S. PICULIN, G. PUZ

49

OLD AND CONTEMPORARY FORMS AND MATERIALS

FORMES ETMATERIAUX, ANCIENS ET CONTEMPORAINS
Bridge construction - From the geometric towards the static construction approach
in bridge design
A. KAHLOW, K.E. KURRER, H. FALTER
Geometrie et resistance des materiaux dans la construction des ponts au XIXe siecle
M. CORRADI

59
69

Conflict between theory and practice in bridge construction in the 16th and 17lh centuries:
some cases of roman bridges
77
M.G. D'AMELIO, N. MARCONI
Spanning the centuries: The arch bridge in Ireland 1600-2000
R.C. COX, D. O' DWYER
Historical and modern arch bridges, built from the end of the 19th to the middle of
the 20th century in the Province of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
L.R TRAVERSA, A.A. Dl MAIO, R. LONGONI
Les ouvrages voutes en maconnerie sur le reseau ferroviaire francais
B.PLU
Arch bridge architectural and constructional developments in India
M.C. BHIDE, H.D. MATANGE

85

91
97
105

Les contrepoints de I'histoire : un ponten pierre de taille du XX" siecle

A. BECCHI
World famous arch bridges in Slovenia

113
121

G. HUMAR
Le pont-canal: un cas tres particulier de pont en arc
A. COSTE
Reconstruction of two destroyed arch bridges over Neretva river in Mostar:
Musala and Luka bridges
Z. HADZIHASANOVIC, N. KAMENICA

127

A multi-arched post-byzantine bridge in Greece

M. KARAVEZIROGLOU-WEBER, E. KARAYIANNI

143

Country bridges in the United States and the British Isles: context and technology
C.J. RUSNAK, T.E. BOOTHBY

147

Histoire des ponts metalliques en arc de France

J.-C. FOUCRIAT, J. BERTHELLEMY, W. HOORPAH

153

How, why and where for the network arch, the world's most slender arch bridge?
P. TVEIT

161

Grafton bridge Auckland: history and upgrading

K. RASSALSKI

169

La restauration des ponts des fortifications classes monuments historiques

E. PONCELET

177

Heritage complex arch bridges: merging of structure with architecture

A. PANDAY, V. GUPTA, M. TANDON

187

135

INSPECTION, INVESTIGATIVE METHODS, ASSESSMENT

INSPECTION, METHODES D'AUSCULTATION, EVALUATION
Epsilon : I'acces integral aux ponts en arc
B. HENNO

195

Monitoring a concrete arch bridge during construction, using optical fibre sensors
D. INAUDI, A. RUFENACHT, B. VON ARX, S. VURPILLOT, H.P. NOHER, B. GLISIC

201

Two-dimensional impact-echo for NDT testing of masonry bridges

C.COLLA

207

Survey of old bridges over Rivers Ave and Vizela (Portugal)

RB. LOURENCO, J.R POCAS MARTINS

213

An experimental and analytical program for assessment of stone bridges

in Dublin (Ireland)
T.E. BOOTHBY, RJ. FANNING, P. GORMAN
Evaluation of the load capacity of a rehabilitated steel arch railway bridge
J.F. UNSWORTH

VI

219
227

MAINTEANCE, REPAIR, STRENGTHENING, WIDENING

MAINTENANCE, REPARATION, RENFORCEMENT, ELARGISSEMENT
Integrated design, manufacture and testing of a proof-of-concept composite beam
for jack arch bridge strengthening
M.A. IYENGUNMWENA, A.F. DIER

237

The behaviour of multi-ring brickwork arches subjected to cyclic loading

C. MELBOURNE, M.M. ALNUAIMI

243

Widening and strengthening of Kingston bridge, London

J.H.W. COUNSELL, RA. NOSSITER

249

Repair and rehabilitation of two old arch bridges

255

L. ASEK, P. HANUS, P. NEHASIL

L'expertise et la reparation du pont en maconnerie sur le Loup a Villeneuve-Loubet
P. VION, D. POINEAU

261

Restoration of the arches of the Mairinque-Santos railway

H.C. SILVA, F.R. STUCCHI

269

On the structural capacity of masonry arches strengthened by FRP

M. COMO, U. IANNIRUBERTO, M. IMBIMBO

277

Fiber-reinforced-polymer composites (FRP) for strengthening masonry arch bridges

P. FORABOSCHI

283

Strengthening of mansonry vaulted structures using FRP overlays

S. BRICCOLI BATI, M. RAPALLINI, A.TRALLI

289

Masonry arches refurbishment by fibers reinforced polymers

A. BARATTA, O. CORBI

295

The strengthening of single span masonry arch bridges using near-surface

reinforcement
S.W. GARRITY

301

Reconstruction and widening of a multispan concrete arch bridge

A. PAEGLITIS

309

Lancaster Place Vaults: Northern approach viaduct to Waterloo Bridge, London

RJ. DENNIS, D. YEOELL, W. DAY, A. GARSIDE

315

STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR AND DURABILITY:

THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
FONCTIONNEMENT ET DURABILITY:
ETUDES THEORIQUES ET EXPERIMENTALES
Theoretical research on masonry and masonry arches in Italy
A. SINOPOLI, F. FOCE

323

An overview of experimental masonry arch bridge research in the UK

C. MELBOURNE

343

VII

RESPONSE TO LOADING, SERVICEABILITY, RELIABILITY

ACTIONS ET EFFETS, APTITUDES AU SERVICE, FIABILITE
Analysis of load optimization of arch bridges
Z.ZHENG
Laboratory experiments on the service and ultimate load response of arches
P. ROCA, C. MOLINS, A.C. APARICIO, V. SARRABLO
Mechanism and finite element failure analysis of Mosca's bridge
over the Dora in Turin
M.A. CHIORINO, A.G. ICARDI, S.V. ROLANDO, M.F. TESTA
Nonlinear three dimensional simulations of service load tests
on a 32m stone arch bridge in Ireland
P.J. FANNING, T.E. BOOTHBY
Reliability-based assessment of existing arch bridges
J.R. CASAS
Geometric safety degree of masonry arches

353
359

365

373
379
385

G. FRUNZIO, A. GESUALDO, M. MONACO

Research on strengthening and reliability evaluation of Yong'an arch bridge
J. ZHANG, Q. QIN, Z. ZHONG
Serviceability load effects on masonry arch bridges
P.O. BURROUGHS, P. BARALOS, T.G. HUGUES, M.C.R. DAVIES
Present strength and serviceability characteristics of a reinforced concrete arch bridge
in use since 1916
A.A. Dl MAIO, L.J. LIMA, R. LONGONI, L.R TRAVERSA

391
397

403

CONSTITUTIVE LAWS AND STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR MODELS

LOIS DE COMPORTEMENT ETMODELES DE FONCTIONNEMENT
A constitutive equation for beams made of no-tension materials
with limited compressive strength
N.ZANI
Discrete model for non-linear analysis of masonry arches
P. CLEMENTE, A. OCCHIUZZI, A. RAITHEL

411
417

An energy formulation for structural masonry and its applications

to non-linear analysis of arch bridges
S.W. GARRITY, V.V. TOROPOV, G.V. TUROVTSEV

423

Stability and strength of materials for the static analysis of masonry arches:
Durand-Claye's method
F. FOCE, A. SINOPOLI

437

The masonry arch: a geometric dynamic formulation for the equilibrium and
limit analysis
A. SINOPOLI, F. FOCE

445

A limit analysis approach for masonry structures

A. ORDUNA, P.B. LOURENCO

VIII

451

RING: 2D rigid-block analysis program for masonry arch bridges

M. GILBERT

459

A homogenisation-based FE model for the analysis of masonry arch bridges

C. SICILIA, G. PANDE, T. HUGUES

465

Structural effects of constructional techniques on the service behaviour

of arch bridges
F. MOLA, A. PALERMO

471

A consideration of current traffic loads on flat, circular stone arch bridges

J.A. MARTINEZ MARTINEZ, A. ARAGON TORRE, J. MORENO REVILLA

477

Pathologie des ponts rails a voute surbaissee de la SNCF

J. LECLERCQ
Optimum radii of circular masonry arches
S. BENNATI, R. BARSOTTI
Modelling skew arch behaviour
G.E. AUGARDE, J.D. DAVEY

483

Simulation test study on the construction of long-span stone arch bridges

Z. XIANG, A. GU
Non linear elasto-plastic collapse analysis of multi-span masonry arch bridges
A. BRENCICH, U. DE FRANCESCO, L. GAMBAROTTA
Numerical simulation of the structural behaviour of single, multi-arch and
open-sprandel arch masonry bridges
C. MOLINS, P. ROCA, A. PUJO

489
499
505
513

523

A new calculation method of multi-arch bridges

G. WANG, R. GAO

531

Structural action of arch viaducts

W.J. HARVEY, Z. JUHASZ, F.W. SMITH

537

The behaviour of masonry jack arches

C. MELBOURNE, L.WEEKES

545

Numerical prediction of the behaviour of masonry arch bridges

with near-surface reinforcement
Y. CHEN, A.F. ASHOUR, S.W. GARRITY

553

Estimation of the capacity of masonry arches with near-surface reinforcement

using a modified mechanism analysis
Y. CHEN, A.F. ASHOUR, S.W. GARRITY

561

A finite element study of a single span masonry arch bridge with near-surface
reinforcement
S.W. GARRITY, I.L. TOROPOVA
Sand-lime mortar joint hardening behaviour
B.T. ROSSON
Effects of point supports on arch behaviour
C. MELBOURNE, J.WANG, A. BAGCHI
Shear-flexure interaction in box-girder webs
R. GASPAR, R.N. OYAMADA, F.R. STUCCHI

IX

567
573
579
583

DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR, SEISMIC RESPONSE, DEGRADATION MECHANISMS

COMPORTEMENT DYNAMIQUE, RESISTANCE AUX SEISMES,
MECANISMES DE DEGRADATION
Modal analysis as a design tool for arches
C.A. FAIRFIELD, A. BENSALEM, A. SIBBALD

591

Dynamics of no-tension structures

A. BINETTI, C. CENNAMO, G.VOIELLO
On the seismic analysis of masonry arch bridges
P. FORABOSCHI

601
607

Seismic response analysis of a stiff skeleton long-span concrete filled steel tubular
arch bridge
X. XU, X. HE, G. TANG, F. HUANG

615

Comportement dynamique et notion de Vitesse critique a propos d'un viaduc

de la ligneTGV Mediterranee
V. DE VILLE DE GOYET

621

Behaviour of train cars moving across steel tied arch bridges

Ph. VAN BOGAERT

629

Improving the impact resistance of masonry parapet walls

M. GILBERT, B. HOBBS, T. MOLYNEAUX, S. BURNETT, G. BEATTIE, P. NEWTON

635

Dynamic behaviour of concrete arch bridges on the Adriatic coast

Z. SIMUNIC, B. PAVLOVIC, J. BLEIZIFFER

641

Kriva Cuprija bridge in Mostar: analysis of the causes of its collapse

C. BLASI, S. SESUM

647

NEW AND FUTURE TRENDS

TENDANCES NOUVELLES ET FUTURES
THE WORLD'S NEW LONGEST SPANS
LES NOUVELLES PORTEES LES PLUS LONGUES DU MONDE
Arch bridges: shape and stifness
J.J. ARENAS

657

The longest span stone arch bridge in the world

C.-W. HU, D.-L HU, S.-L. LIU, W. ZHOU
The Wanxian bridge: the world's longest concrete arch span

667
673

W. LI, W. FAN, Y SUN, J.LIU

The 360 m CFST arch of the Yajisha bridge

677

W. ZHUANG, D. HUANG
Un arc de 600 metres
A. SPIELMANN

683

NEW MATERIALS, STRUCTURAL FORMS AND SYSTEMS

MATERIAUX NOUVEAUX, FORMES ETSYSTEMES STRUCTURAUX
Bakar bridge designed in reactive powder concrete
V. CANDRLIC, J. BLEIZIFFER, A. MANDIC
Application of high performance concrete in an arch of medium span Comparative study
F. LEGERON, F. TOUTLEMONDE, E. BOUCHON, J. LEFEVRE, G. CODIS

695

701

Steel products for recent bridge constructions

F. SCHROTER

709

Un pont bow-string a tablier courbe

D. VERLAINE, D. HARDY, E. SCHMIT, C. JORIS, Y. DUCHENE, P. DE CATERS

715

Structural design and construction technology of Yongjiang Bridge,

Yongning of Guangxi province, China
J.WANG, J.ZHENG, F.XU

723

Le pont de I'Europe a Orleans : enseignements tires

J.-B. DATRY

735

The Europe bridge in Orleans (France): construction phases

W. HOECKMAN
Deux arcs en bow-string pour la nouvelle desserte ferroviaire
du port de Gennevilliers
M. MOUSSARD, A. SPIELMANN, I. ABI NADER

745

Les grands franchissements ferroviaires : les performances des ponts

en arc bow-string
D. MARTIN

751

757

Un arc metallique pour le VAL de Toulouse

765
M. MIMRAM, M. BOILEAU, L DAVAINE, G. GILBERT, H. OUDIN-HOGRAINDLEUR,
J. PETITJEAN
The new road bridge over the river Elbe in Wittenberg: A composite bridge
in combination with a single arch
H.-J. CASPER

773

Composite arch bridges

J. MANTEROLA ARMISEN

779

Reconstruction du pont de Saint-Gilles sur le petit Rhone

J. BERTHELLEMY

787

Le Japan bridge : une construction VIRY

F. HOCHART, J.-P. TAHAY

795

Le pont du Triple Saut

J.TONELLO, RDALPALU

801

The Ribble Way bridge: Characteristics of a three-way arch

P.T. FIRTH, RE. KASSABIAN

807

XI

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES

CONCEPTION ET PROCEDES DE CONSTRUCTION
New developments on Chinese arch bridge techniques
B. XIE, Z. YANG, R. TAN, Z. LIU
Design and construction of Tateyama bridge: RC arch bridge using a temporary
steel arch with a tension cable chord
T. OTA, K. SHODA, K. SAITO, A. NAKAMURA

815

821

The suspension bridge typed cable hoisting construction method and its application
X. XU, F. HUANG

829

Hybrid arch bridge using both steel and concrete-filled-steel tubes

833

B.CHEN.Y. CHEN, Y.LIU

Rotation construction of two concrete-filled steel tube arch bridges (CFST)
C. MEIGUI.Y. GUORONG
Design and construction of a long span concrete arch bridge in a seismic area :
Ikeda Hesokko Ohashi
H. MOCHIZUKI, S. ISHIHARA, K. SAITO, K. UTSUGI, M.YOSHII

839

845

Les viaducs en arc du Crozet

G. FREMONT, M.N. CHEVALME, H. MAGNON-PUJO, B. DEBERLE, B. MIET

851

Design and construction of theTensho concrete arch bridge

K. KAMIMURA, M. KOUNO, K. OKADA, T.TSUKA

857

Conception et construction de la passerelle de la Paix, a Seoul

D. ETIENNE, G. CAUSSE, M. BEHLOUL

865

China's first concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) arch railway bridge:

The Beipanjiang long span bridge on the Shuicheng-Baiguo line
T. MA, Y X U , T.HE, K.CHEN

877

Application and development of the rotation construction method

of arch bridges in China
L. ZHANG, J. CHEN

883

Design and construction of Fujikawa concrete arch bridge

S.TAKAHASHI, K. OSAKA, M. SADAMITSU, N. WATANABE
Le pont sur le bras de la Plaine (Tie de la Reunion): un ouvrage d'exception
dans un site grandiose
J.-P. CHUNIAUD, Th. JAMET, J.-M. TANIS, E. BARLET, Ph. CHATELARD
J.-P.VIALLON
Evaluation and new design proposal for concrete arch bridges with filled and
wrapped steel tubes
T. KAWAMURA, K. KIRIKAWA, S. IKEDA

889

895

907

Assessment of erection quality of steel tied arch bridges

Ph.VANBOGAERT

917

The Barelang bridge in Indonesia

I. ZIVANOVIC, Y. GAUTHIER, J. STUBLER

923

XII

AESTHETICS AND ENVIRONMENT

ESTHETIQUE ET ENVIRONNEMENT
Le pont sur le Vecchio en Corse (France)
M. PLACIDI, D. REGALLET

931

Le pont en arc et ses enjeux architecturaux et paysagers

G. BIGNIER, S. MEMET, H. COMMUN, J.-Y. FOUCHARD, F. MIALET

937

Humber river steel arch bridge

W.V. ANDERSON

943

Pont bow-string acier beton-integre dans un viaduc ferroviaire parcouru

par des trains a grande Vitesse
I. COUCHARD, H. DETANDT
Respect for tradition: The new Crooked River gorge bridge
D. GOODYEAR, N. SMIT, J. HEACOCK, S. STARKEY
A new pedestrian arch bridge
G. ARTUSO, C. BIANCHI, P. FRANCHETTI, C. MODENA
Le viaduc de la riviere Saint-Sauveur
M. PLACIDI, J.-RCOMMUN

949
955
965
971

Qualite environnementale, developpement durable, developpement local:

nouvelles questions sur les ponts
Y. PERRET

977

COMMUNICATION TARDIVE/LATE PAPER

A methodology for the assessment of masonry arch bridges
J.A. MARTlN-CARO, J. LE6N, J.L. MARTINEZ, L. LOPEZ

XIII

987