Accelerated Bridge Construction: Double Composite Steel Tub Girder

Darlington Upgrade Project - South Road Bridge over Southern Expressway

Midas Webinar
Marco Loureiro, PE

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Agenda
1. Project Location & Overall Background
2. Design Concept
3. Structural Analysis
4. Structural Design – “Double Composite” Girders
5. Construction
6. SPMT Move
Project Location
Project Limits
Project Limits
Bridge Locations
Design Concept
Design Concept
235 ft 219 ft 132 ft

6.9 ft depth 12.5 ft depth

33 ft
Deck
Width

Radius = 2471 ft
Design Concept

• Temporary Construction Condition – 2 Lanes of Traffic Supported

• 1 ¼” Temporary Wearing Surface

Design Concept

• Final Condition – One lane of Traffic and Pedestrian Path

• 3 ¼’’ Wearing Surface

Design Concept

Contractor opted to use 5’’ Precast Deck Panels with 5’’ CIP Deck
Design Concept
Structural Analysis – Midas Civil
Required Models:

• Temporary Live Load Condition (Controlled)

• Final Live Load Condition

• Self Propelled Modular Transport (SPMT)

move

• Camber and Deflection Models

• Local Analysis Models (bracing and

crossframes)
Structural Analysis – Midas Civil
Full 3-D with X-frames
and diagonal bracing
members
Structural Analysis – Midas Civil
Beam Design: Layout

Temporary Support Locations

Beam Design: Layout

Typical SPMT Locations

Beam Design: Double Composite Section
Used at Pier Locations
• Concrete aids in resisting large
compressive forces in bottom
flange in the M(-) region.

• Provides material economy

• Studs utilized to make concrete

act compositely
SPMT Analysis
SPMT Analysis
SPMT Analysis

Modeled Scenarios to determine imposed stresses:

1. Vertical settlement at any SPMT support

2. Vertical differential settlement transversely across two supports

(twisting)

3. Transverse differential displacement between supports

SPMT Analysis
SPMT Analysis
SPMT Analysis
SPMT Analysis
SPMT Analysis
Construction
Construction
Construction
Construction
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