Prefabricated Steel Bridge Segmental Box Girder Bridge Easy Maintenance

   Professional Steel Box Girder Bridge Quick Installation And Easy Maintenance

Instruction:

The steel box-girder bridge is generally composed of top plate (bridge panel), beam web, bottom plate, longitudinal stiffener and transverse stiffener, and diaphragm plate (cross beam).

The thickness of the top plate, beam web and bottom plate is generally 12~30mm, and the thickness of the secondary plate is 10~20mm.

Usually adopted manufacturing fragments in factory (section length is generally 10-30m, depending on transportation and hoisting conditions) and site welding.

Orthotropic steel bridge panels

The basic forms of longitudinal rib section are open and closed.

The cross-section form of the ribs is usually inverted T shape, and its spacing is the span of the longitudinal ribs. In order to enable the longitudinal ribs to pass through continuously, the transverse ribs should be provided with notches.

Box girder is not only the main beam form of beam bridge, but also the main beam form often other long-span bridges, such as suspension bridge and cable-stayed bridge.

Structural form of steel box-girder bridge

Single box steel beam bridge

Scope of application: when the bridge width is small (3 lanes) or width to span ratio <1/10

For 4~6 lanes, double width single box girder bridge can be adopted.

Effective flange width: main beam web interval <=Le/5

Main beam cantilever length <=Le/10

Beam lifting: When the reinforced concrete bridge floor is long and the cantilever is long, the lifting beam and the side beam should be set up, and the corresponding transverse partition or transverse rib should be set up.

Beam: steel deck, which can improve the stiffness of the bridge panel, spacing 1.5m~3m (open rib)

Interval: 2m~4m (closed rib)

Single box and multi-chamber: it is rarely used, and the middle belly plate has little influence on the torsional rigidity of the steel box girder.

Double box steel girder bridge

Scope of application: when the bridge width is large or the single box size, production, transportation, installation is difficult or the effective width of a single box is small and uneconomical.

Beam setting: Can be set or not set (see photo below)

Multi-box steel girder bridge

Scope of application: when the span is small and the bridge width is large.

The main beam is arranged as uniformly-spaced as possible: made the main beam force is uniform.

The proportion between the height of girder and width of bridge of flat steel box-girder bridge.

It is mainly used as a stiffening beam for suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges and arch bridges, etc., and the beam bridges are rarely adopted.

The cost of a steel box girder bridge can vary depending on several factors, including span length, design complexity, site conditions, and local labor and material costs. In general, steel box girder bridges tend to have higher initial construction costs compared to some other bridge types, but they can offer long-term cost advantages in certain cases.

Longitudinal beam

Structure

Longitudinal beam spacing: for reinforced concrete bridge panels, not more than 3m.

For steel bridge panels, when the beams or transverse ribs spacing is small, it could not set.

When the bridge width is large, it can be set.

Effect

When the main beam spacing is large, the span of the reinforced concrete bridge panel should be reduced;

Improve the stiffness of steel bridge panels.

(3) Beam

Interval

When there is a longitudinal beam, it is not greater than 6m. (reduce longitudinal span)

Without a longitudinal beam, the maximum value is 20m. (mainly plays the role of lateral load distribution)

When there is a longitudinal beam, it is not greater than 6m. (reduce longitudinal span)

Without a longitudinal beam, the maximum value is 20m. (mainly plays the role of lateral load distribution)

Effect

For two or more boxes, made the main beam stressed evenly

Support longitudinal beams or bridge panels

The end beam can effectively improve the overall torsional resistance of the bridge and disperse the fulcrum reaction.

(4) Support and temporary fulcrum arrangement

Two supports should be installed at the end of a single-box steel beam bridge to ensure structural stability and resistance to torque

Multi-box steel beam bridge, one steel box and one support.

When a steel box is equipped with multiple supports, the bearing force may be uneven.

Temporary fulcrum supporting the jack should be provided to strengthen the structure.

3. Mechanical characteristics and structural measures of steel box-girder bridge:

(1) Damage type

Under the action of bending moment, the compression flange is partially unstable and occurs bending failure.

The box girder is distorted under the action of torque

Under the action of concentrated force, the nearby beam web was crumpled failure.

(2)Structural measure

Should be provide adequate transverse partitions to avoid distortion and lateral bending

Should be provide enough stiffening ribs to prevent the local instability of the compression flange.

Should be arrange a certain stiffening rib in order to prevent local compressive stress or out-of-plane bending in the process of making, transporting and installing the tension flange.

Transverse ribs and longitudinal ribs should be set up to prevent the buckling of web and local creasing.

Structural characteristics of Steel box-girder bridge:

It's important to note that cost considerations should be evaluated in conjunction with other factors such as structural requirements, aesthetics, maintenance needs, and overall project goals. The selection of a bridge type should be based on a comprehensive analysis of these factors, as well as the input of qualified engineers and cost estimators.

Application of of steel box-girder bridge:

Road, rail and high-speed rail

Advantages of steel box-girder bridge compared with truss girder bridge:

Light weight, save steel

High flexural and torsional stiffness

Quick installation and easy maintenance

Suitable for forming continuous beams

Novelty structure, the shape is simple and beautiful

Advantages of steel box-girder bridge:

The flange width is large, with great bending resistance and large span;

Large torsional stiffness, uniform lateral load distribution, suitable for curved bridge;

The transverse flexural stiffness is large, the horizontal resistance is strong, and the longitudinal connection can be saved, and the single box can also save the transverse connection.

The box is hollow structure, easy to arrange ancillary facilities, repair and maintenance.

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