Structural form of bridges reflecting construction processes

The structural form of a bridge during construction is strongly affects its structural form after completion, with innovative construction processes sometimes leading to innovative bridge designs. It is thus important to consider the construction process during bridge design methods. This approach c...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yusuke Mizuno, Yoshiaki Kubota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2019-01-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero47/numero_47_art_16.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1841562901717975040
author Yusuke Mizuno
Yoshiaki Kubota
author_facet Yusuke Mizuno
Yoshiaki Kubota
author_sort Yusuke Mizuno
collection DOAJ
description The structural form of a bridge during construction is strongly affects its structural form after completion, with innovative construction processes sometimes leading to innovative bridge designs. It is thus important to consider the construction process during bridge design methods. This approach could be applied not only to new construction but also to replacements, reconstructions, or reinforcements. One of the authors has previously systematized the structural forms of bridges and clarified the principles. This study aims to extend these principles to construction systems. Changes in the structural systems of the construction processes and systematization of the relationship between a completed bridge and construction process in a design are illustrated. Three types of structural systems (suspension, beam, and arch systems) were analysed in terms of material efficiency and time efficiency for corresponding construction states of construction, completed, retrofitted, and retrofitting. Each system exhibited different levels of efficiency at different levels of efficiency at different states of construction. This systematization enables the application of a variety of conventional construction methods in a system. This would be helpful in developing new construction methods and designs for bridges
format Article
id doaj-art-20f89adb8eea4948ba8cd46fe597733a
institution Kabale University
issn 1971-8993
language English
publishDate 2019-01-01
publisher Gruppo Italiano Frattura
record_format Article
series Fracture and Structural Integrity
spelling doaj-art-20f89adb8eea4948ba8cd46fe597733a2025-01-03T00:39:32ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932019-01-01134720922010.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.1610.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.16Structural form of bridges reflecting construction processesYusuke MizunoYoshiaki KubotaThe structural form of a bridge during construction is strongly affects its structural form after completion, with innovative construction processes sometimes leading to innovative bridge designs. It is thus important to consider the construction process during bridge design methods. This approach could be applied not only to new construction but also to replacements, reconstructions, or reinforcements. One of the authors has previously systematized the structural forms of bridges and clarified the principles. This study aims to extend these principles to construction systems. Changes in the structural systems of the construction processes and systematization of the relationship between a completed bridge and construction process in a design are illustrated. Three types of structural systems (suspension, beam, and arch systems) were analysed in terms of material efficiency and time efficiency for corresponding construction states of construction, completed, retrofitted, and retrofitting. Each system exhibited different levels of efficiency at different levels of efficiency at different states of construction. This systematization enables the application of a variety of conventional construction methods in a system. This would be helpful in developing new construction methods and designs for bridgeshttp://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero47/numero_47_art_16.pdfSystematization Construction Process Innovative Bridge Design
spellingShingle Yusuke Mizuno
Yoshiaki Kubota
Structural form of bridges reflecting construction processes
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Systematization
Construction Process
Innovative Bridge Design
title Structural form of bridges reflecting construction processes
title_full Structural form of bridges reflecting construction processes
title_fullStr Structural form of bridges reflecting construction processes
title_full_unstemmed Structural form of bridges reflecting construction processes
title_short Structural form of bridges reflecting construction processes
title_sort structural form of bridges reflecting construction processes
topic Systematization
Construction Process
Innovative Bridge Design
url http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero47/numero_47_art_16.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT yusukemizuno structuralformofbridgesreflectingconstructionprocesses
AT yoshiakikubota structuralformofbridgesreflectingconstructionprocesses