Contenido Multi-Span Large Bridges International Conference on Multi-Span Large Bridges, 1-3 July 2015, Porto, Portugal

Throughout the last decades, the increasing development of the urban metropolis and the need to establish fundamental infrastructure networks, promoted the development of important projects worldwide and several Multi-Span Large Bridges have been erected. Certainly, many more will be erected in the next decades. This international context undoubtedly justifies the first International Conference on Multi-Span Large Bridges.

The Multi-Span Large Bridges book contains the keynote lectures and the extended abstracts of selected papers presented at the Multi-Span Large Bridges International Conference (MSLB2015), organized by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, in cooperation with IST (Lisbon), University of Minho and LNEC, held in Porto, Portugal, from 1st to 3rd July, 2015.

The most relevant themes covered in the book are: Landmark Projects, Conceptual Design, Innovative Construction Methods, Special Foundations and Geotechnical Site Investigations, Life Cycle, Monitoring, Maintenance & Management, Incidents and Accidents, New Materials and Special Devices, Extreme Loads, Rehabilitation, Safety and Serviceability, and Structural Analysis.

The Multi-Span Large Bridges book shares the knowledge of several world experts, contains the description of relevant experiences and reports state-of-art achievements which, definitely, will be invaluable to bridge engineers, structural engineers and scientists

eynote Lectures

General presentation of the Keynote Lectures

Large viaducts, some executions a few ideas

J. Manterola

Design and construction of sea-crossing bridges – A review

N. Hussain

Viaducts with progressively erected decks

J. Strasky

Betwixt and between Portus and Cale

A. Adão da Fonseca

The Octavio Frias de Oliveira and Anita Garibaldi cable-stayed bridges

C.F. Ribeiro

Multi-span extradosed bridges

A. Kasuga

Multi-span large bridges – interaction between design and construction

A.F. Bæksted

Recent achievements in the design and construction of multi-span cable supported bridges in China

A. Chen, R. Ma & X. Zhang

Multi-span large decks – the organic prestressing impact

P. Pacheco

Experts, Experiences & Landmark projects

Crossing of Bjørnafjorden – Floating bridge

B. Villoria, J.B.Wielgosz & S.M. Johannesen

Rion-Antirion Bridge – Challenging earthquakes

E. Joly, P. Moine &A. Pecker

Innovative erection methods of steel cable-stayed bridges

M. de Miranda

Viaduct over river Ulla in the Spanish Atlantic high speed railway line: An outstanding composite steel-concrete truss bridge

F. Millanes, L. Matute & M. Ortega

Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, Brasília, Brazil

F.B. de Barros & J. de Freitas Simões

Bridge over the Cádiz Bay, Spain

J. Manterola, A. Martínez, J.A. Navarro, S. Criado, S. Fuente, M.A. Gil, L. Blanco, G. Osborne, M. Escamilla & J.M. Domínguez

Baluarte Bridge executive project

G.R. Argüelles

Queensferry Crossing: Role of concrete in the design and execution of the project

P. Curran

New Pumarejo Bridge over the river Magdalena in Barranquilla, Colombia

J. Manterola, J. Muñoz-Rojas, S. Fernández, J.A. Navarro & S. Fuente

Delivering the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project, Bangladesh

W.K. Wheeler & C.J. Tolley

The tied arch bridge of the Saale-Elster-Viaduct

W. Eilzer, R. Jung, T. Mansperger & K. Humpf

Construction and design features of the bridge over the Danube River, Bulgaria

J. Manterola, A. Martínez, J.A. Navarro, J.L. Alvárez & J.I.D. de Argote

TUNeIT – Towards a globalWorld

E. Siviero, A.B. Amara, M. Guarascio, G. Bella, M. Zucconi, A. Adão da Fonseca & K. Slimi

The Russky Bridge: Pylons design approach optimization

L.V. Miklashevich & V.E. Rusanov

Bridge across theWaschmühl Valley, Kaiserslautern, Germany: A harmonic symbiosis between a historic monument and a new innovative bridge

K. Humpf, V. Angelmaier & W. Eilzer

Viaduct over river Deba in the “Y-Basque” high speed railway line in the north of Spain

F. Millanes, M. Ortega, P. Solera, H. Figueiredo & J. Ugarte

Structural solutions and construction methods for the main crossing of the Mersey Gateway Bridge Project

G.D. Moir, S.H. Jang, J. Seo & P. Sanders

Design of the long-span footbridge over the Bug River in Niemirów

J. Biliszczuk, J. Onysyk,W. Barcik, P. Prabucki, K. Ste?pie´n, J. Szczepa´nski, R. Toczkiewicz, A. Tukendorf, K. Tukendorf & P.Wo´zny

Design and proof checking of foundation, substructure and superstructure of Rail cum Road Bridge at Munger, Bihar, India

H.M. Farook & G.S. Babu

Multi-span bridge bypass over the Dziwna Strait

J. Ho?owaty

Large multi-span bridges built in recent years in Poland

J. Biliszczuk, J. Onysyk, P. Prabucki & R. Toczkiewicz

Kassuende Bridge over Zambezi River in Tete, Mozambique

T. Mendonça, V. Brito & M. Monteiro

Multi-span bridge crossings for improved road access to Szczecin sea port

J. Ho?owaty

Armado Guebuza Bridge over Zambezi River in Caia, Mozambique

T. Mendonça, V. Brito & M. Almeida

Design and construction of a long-span continuous fin-back bridge

Y. Lu, M. Fu, X. He & C. Zhou

Pinhal Interior Motorway Concession – IC3 – Section Condeixa – Coimbra – Special engineering structures – Construction processes

T. Nogueira, A. Hipólito & N. Amaro

Viaduct Araranguá – The alternative design of viaduct of 1661.59 meters in the BR-101/SC Brazil

I.C. Santos & F.P.S. Nunes

Design and construction of flyovers in Outer Ring Road, Delhi

K. Ganesh &V. Shanmugham

Haramain high speed railway line

J.M.G. Parejo, M.T. Serrano, M.M. Cañueto, M.B. García & F.J.M. López

Design and construction of viaduct to Mumbai International Airport

P.G. Venkatram & K. Ganesh

Meriç Bridge: Construction and quality control

S. Uluöz, S. Düzbasan, T. Uluöz, E. Yak?t & U. Akyaz?

Design and construction of elevated viaduct at Nashik, India

K. Ganesh & P. Murali

Conceptual design

Development of a submerged floating tube bridge for crossing of the Bjørnafjord

M. Reiso, T.H. Søreide, S. Fossbakken, A.S. Brandtsegg, S.A. Haugerud, A. Nestegård, J.H. Sekse &A. Minoretti

Three span floating suspension bridge crossing the Bjørnafjord

J. Veie & S.H. Holtberget

Long railway viaducts with special spans: Part 1. Arch construction by balanced cantilever with auxiliary cables

J. Manterola, A. Martínez, B. Martín, J.A. Navarro, M.A. Gil, S. Fuente & L. Blanco

Long railway viaducts with special spans: Part 2. Arch construction by tilting

J. Manterola, J. Muñoz-Rojas, A. Martínez & S. Fernández

Long railway viaducts with special spans: Part 3. Precast girders

J. Manterola &A. Martínez

Four spans continuous cable stayed bridges without extra cables

J. Romo

Particular design features for a long span cable-stayed bridge over the Harbour of Port Louis, Mauritius

J. Jungwirth, J. Casper &A. Baumhauer

A study on vehicular live load design based on actual vehicular load for a multi-span large cable-stayed bridge

H. Sugiyama, H. Kanaji, H.Watanabe & O. Aketa

Comparison of variants for New Peljesac Bridge in Croatia

J. Radic, Z. Savor, M. Srbic & M. Pipenbaher

Gebze–Orhangazi–Izmir Motorway, Izmit Bay Suspension Bridge

N. Güngör & F. Zeybek

Construction of cable-stayed bridge over the Drava River on Corridor Vc, Croatia

P. Sesar, M.M. Buhin, D. Bani´c & S. Kralj

Strait crossing of the Thermaikos Gulf with a mixed long-span bridge and subsea tunnel system

M. Malindretou-Vika & P. Spyridis

Segmental prestressed concrete multispan large bridges

V. Barata, J.P. Cruz & P. Pereira

Experience of some long multi-span bridges in Queensland, Australia (Part 1)

J.A. Hart & E. Kittoli

Experience of some long multi-span bridges in Queensland, Australia (Part 2)

J.A. Hart & E. Kittoli

Multi-span bridges: The first Chilean experience and future challenges

M.A. Valenzuela, M. Márquez & I. Vallejo

Optimization of cable weight in multi-span cable-stayed bridges. Application to the Forth Replacement Crossing

A. Baldomir, E. Tembrás & S. Hernández

Design parameters of suspension bridges: Updates of state of art and its application on multi-span typology

I. Vallejo, M.A. Valenzuela & M. Márquez

Comparative study of prestressing consumptions in 7 different constructive methods for 75m multi-span box girders

A. Ferreira, B. Lima, F. Lopes & P. Pacheco

KaTembe Bridge over Espírito Santo Estuary, in Maputo

T. Mendonça, V. Brito & M. Monteiro

The South Approach Viaduct of Izmit Bay Crossing Project

N. Güngör

Effect of hangers disposal on the steel consumption for bowstring arch bridges

M. Daraban & I.R. R?ac?anel

Strategy for durability of structural concrete in Mega-Sealinks in tropical sea-waters

V.K. Raina

ProjectWestgate – Lekki Beltway Bridge, Lagos, Nigeria

C.M. Bednarski & A. Adão da Fonseca

Innovative construction methods

High productivity in bridge construction – the OPS effect

P. Pacheco, H. Coelho, A. Resende, D. Carvalho & I. Soares

FlexiArch-Stress Ribbon combination for multi-span pedestrian bridges

A.E. Long, D. McPolin, S. Nanukuttan, A. Gupta & D. Robb

Balanced lift method for the construction of bridges with two spans

S. Foremniak, W.Weiss & J. Kollegger

An innovative system of precast segmental span-by-span construction for span lengths of above 100 m

J. Muñoz-Rojas, S. Fernández, C. Iglesias, P. Pacheco, H. Coelho & A. Resende

Launching of fully welded steel long span bridges: Bogibeel bridge

A.K. Mathur, S.S. Shukla & J. Gupta

Swivel lowering operation of the viaduct over the River Tera

F.J.M. López, M.B. García, M.M. Cañueto, J.M.G. Parejo & M.T. Serrano

Deck forces of a cable-stayed bridge – “Analysis of the construction and the in-service phases”

P. Almeida & R.C. Barros

Building the decks of the world’s largest high speed train arch bridges with movable scaffolding systems

A.A. Póvoas

The Patani Bridge (Nigeria): Innovative construction methods

P. Stellati & L. Marenzi

Innovative spliced girder method for multi span bridges

I.Z. Stern

Innovative formwork systems in bridge construction – Case studies

A. Preuer, M. Kamleithner, M. Mihal & C. Beer

Prestressed I-beams made of ultra-high performance concrete for construction of railway bridges

P. Tej, J. Kolísko, P. Bouška, M. Vokác? & J. Cech

Preliminary assessment of wind actions in large span MSS

A. Resende, H. Coelho & P. Pacheco

Cabriel River Viaduct in Cofrentes (Valencia, Spain) bypass at N-330. Construction design

J.F.M. Soriano, J.I.C. Vázquez & B.D. Santana

Segmental precast technology for multi-span bridges (production, transportation and launching)

V.N. Heggade

Construction of Panipat Elevated Expressway on NH-1 on BOT basis

P.N.S.S. Sastry

Mold for full span method

M. Kye

Special foundations and geotechnical site investigations

Offshore pile driving foundations monitored by PDA® Test at Puente Nigale

M. Rojas, I. Miquilena & A. Souza

Ceira bridge foundations: Combined Micropile and Footing Foundations (CMFF). Static load tests

J.M.S. Cruz, M.S. Neves & S. Gil

Tresfjord Bridge – Foundation of main span on 40m caisson on soil seabed

K.B. Dahl, L. Toverud & D.E. Brekke

Chiapas Bridge

G.R. Argüelles

Life cycle

Life-cycle costs of bridge bearings – Key considerations for bridge designers and owners

T. Spuler, N. Meng & G. Moor

Application of the Monte-Carlo method to calculate the life-cycle costs of bridges

C. Hofstadler & M. Kummer

Selective use of non-corrosive rebar to increase concrete durability

A.E.C. Borderon

Monitoring, maintenance and management

Dynamic characterization and continuous dynamic monitoring of long span bridges

E. Caetano, A. Cunha, C. Moutinho & F. Magalhães

Investigation and countermeasures for fatigue cracks that emerged on the finger joint of the cable-stayed bridge

T. Kosugi, M. Takahashi, Y. Nakamura & H. Dobashi

Management of the Severn Bridge Suspension Bridge

C.R. Hendy, C. Mundell & D. Bishop

Surveillance of continuous precast concrete bridge decks supported by monitoring-based techniques

H. Sousa, C. Sousa, A.S. Neves, J. Figueiras & J. Bento

Implementation of a B-WIM system in a centenary steel truss bridge

F. Cavadas, B.J.A. Costa & J. Figueiras

A novel inspection method for orthotropic steel decks using phased array ultrasonic testing

T. Makita, H. Sakai, T. Suzuki & N. Yagi

Self-evaluating smart expansion joints of multi-span and long bridges

K. Islami & N. Meng

Evaluation of fatigue crack formation in cantilever brackets of a multi-span railway steel box girder bridge

L.R.T. Melo, R.M. Teixeira, A.P. da Conceição Neto &T.N. Bittencourt

Investigations of post tensioned bridges with critical prestressing steel regarding hydrogen induced cracking (HIC)

A.W. Gutsch & M.Walther

Fatigue management of the midland links steel box girder decks

C.R. Hendy & S. Chakrabarti

Improved structural health monitoring strategies for better management of civil infrastructure systems

J.Winkler, C.R. Hendy & P.Waterfall

Assessment of thermal actions in the steel box girder of the Millau Viaduct

L. Defaucheux, H. Desprets, Z. Hajar, C. Servant & M. Virlogeux

Delayed deformations of concrete structures: The Savines bridge and the Cheviré bridge

J.-P. Sellin, J.-F. Barthélémy, G. Bondonet, B. Cauvin & J.-M. Torrenti

Laser scanner in identification of pathological manifestations in concrete

S. Pavi, P. Gorkos, F. Bordin, M. Veronez & M. Kulakowski

Management of the M4 Elevated Section substructures

C.R. Hendy, C.T. Brock, A.D.J. Nicholls & S. El-Belbol

Using data mining and numerical simulations for on-line monitoring of long span bridges

J. Santos, P. Silveira, C. Crémona, A. Orcesi & L. Calado

Monitoring based assessment of fatigue resistance of 40 year old pc bridges

H.Weiher & K. Runtemund

Maintenance method for cable-stayed and extradosed bridge with composite main girder

H. Sakai

Construction control of a long-span single pylon cable-stayed bridge

C. Liu, L.J. Sun, Y.S. Ni & D. Xu

Effect of cable corrosion on the structural response of cable-stayed bridges

O.A. Olamigoke, G.A.R. Parke & M. Imam

Fatigue analysis of cable anchorages on cable-stayed bridges

N.A.M. Khairussaleh, G.A.R. Parke & M. Imam

Monitored-based methodology to predict the initiation of corrosion in RC structures

E.A. Tantele, R.A. Votsis &T. Onoufriou

Analysis of indicators in concrete production decrease in Distrito Federal –

DF: problem notes and solutions

R.S. Simões, H.R. Filho, C.D.U. Palacio, M.T.M. Carvalho & S. da Silva Araújo

Incidents and accidents

Structural performance of cable-stayed footbridges to the loss of cable(s)

O.A. Olamigoke, G.A.R. Parke & M. Imam

Causes of the bridge falsework collapse near Levo?ca in Slovakia

P. Paulík, J. Halvoník, V. Benko & L’. Fillo

New materials and special devices

Lightweight concrete for long-span bridges

R.W. Castrodale

Cable stayed footbridge with the deck made of UHPC

J.L. Vítek & M. Kalný

Non-destructive measurements to evaluate fiber dispersion and content in UHPFRC reinforcement layers

S. Nunes, F. Ribeiro, A. Carvalho, M. Pimentel, E. Brühwiler & M. Bastien-Masse

New test methods for stay cable systems

A.W. Gutsch, M. Laube &T. Nolte

Mechanical properties and explosive spalling behavior of the recycled steel fiber reinforced ultra-high-performance concrete

G.F. Peng, J. Yang, Q.Q. Long, X.J. Niu &Y.X. Shi

Extreme loads

Characteristic of traffic loading response for multi-span large bridge

J.Y. Zhou, X. Ruan & C.C. Caprani

Multivariate probabilistic seismic demand analysis of steel-concrete composite bridges under near-fault pulse-like ground motions

Y. Liu, D.G. Lu & F. Paolacci

Rehabilitation

Innovative rehabilitation of large bridges – the Indian way

P.Y. Manjure

Widening of San Timoteo and Canero viaducts

F.J.M. López, M.B. García, M.M. Cañueto, J.M.G. Parejo & M.T. Serrano

Impregnation technique provides corrosion protection to grouted post-tensioning tendons

D. Whitmore, I. Lasa & L. Haixue

Assessment of epistemic uncertainties in the resistance of RC columns confined by CFRP

J.R. Ferreira & S.M.C. Diniz

Expansion joint renewal – Solutions that minimise impacts on the bridge’s structure, its users and its owner’s finances

G. Moor, N. Meng & T. Spuler

Safety and serviceability

An efficient methodology for fatigue damage assessment of critical details on a long span composite railway bridge

C.M.C. Albuquerque, A.L.L. Silva, A.M.P. de Jesus & R. Calçada

Cyclic behavior of continuous railway viaducts made with U-shaped precast concrete girders

C. Sousa, R. Calçada & A.S. Neves

Concrete box girder bridge assessment – a stiffness adaptation approach

G. Schreppers, A. de Boer & D. Begg

Residual bridges bearing capacity analysis during service period subject to safety variability

L.V. Miklashevich, L.A. Chernyshova &V.E. Rusanov

Alkali-Silica Reaction, ASR – Review on how to deal with ASR in concrete structures

J. Custódio, A.B. Ribeiro & A.S. Silva

Structural analysis

Non-linear ULS analysis of long-span reinforced concrete arches to EN 1992

J. Nebreda & F. Millanes

Stressing sequence of steel cable-stayed bridges built by cantilevering

A. Recupero, M. Calvo, M.F. Granata & M. Arici

Dynamic analysis for fatigue assessment of reinforced concrete slabs in railway viaducts

J. Malveiro, C. Sousa, R. Calçada & D. Ribeiro

Optimized bridge deck design using a genetic algorithm

B. Lima & A. Ferreira

Stiffened flanges used in steel box girder bridges

P.S. Ferreira & F. Virtuoso

Finite Element Modeling of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Suspension Bridge

S.A. Kilic, H.J. Raatschen, B. Körfgen, A. Astaneh-Asl & N.M. Apaydin

Numerical simulation of wind pressure of a continuous fin-back bridge

M. Fu, X. Li, Z. Nie & Z. Tang

Modeling bridge construction phasing by the balanced cantilever method – “Comparison between predicted and real camber values”

L.G. Castro, R. Bastos & R.C. Barros

Fatigue analysis induced by vibrations in stay-cables subjected to along wind turbulence component

I. Failla, A. Recupero, G. Ricciardi & F. Saitta

Rational and practical method for camber control in bridges built by successive segments

R.N. Oyamada, H. Ishitani, R.A. Oshiro & A.M.L. Cardoso

Application of nonlinear FEM to evaluate load bearing capacities – Capability and limitations

S. Kattenstedt & R. Maurer

Thermal analysis of a fin-back bridge under sudden drop in temperature

F. Tian, Y. Lu & P. Zhu

Comparison study of aeroelastic analysis of a pylon of the Mersey Gateway Bridge with its 2D/3D wind tunnel tests

S.B. Kim, J. Rees, J.Y. Chung, S.H. Jang, G.D. Moir & J.H. Seo

Numerical models used to simulate the “in situ” testing of a bridge on A1 motorway in Romania

I.R. Racanel

Wind effects analysis on cable stayed bridges decks

V.D. Urdareanu & I.R. Racanel

“Beam sectional analysis” an innovative technique for analysis of bridge superstructure

K. Kashefi & A.H. Sheikh

Large bridge in pergola for high velocity trains in Spain

Advances of external prestressing tendons in multi-span curved box-girder bridges

Y. Shen, T.Y. Song & G.P. Li

Reinvestigation of post–tensioned bridge over Bitlis river

B.D. Öztürk, E. Löker, E. Ökte & E. Tal?bl?

A graphic exact method for analyzing hyperstatic spatial pergolaes

A.G. Lacort

Investigation on stability problems as a second order theory problem

for piers with practically infinite bending stiffness

V. Karatzas, G. Karydis, E.K. Roussou & T. Konstantakopoulos

Suspension cables bridge and arches

L.M. Laginha