Abstract
A composite bridge type incorporating corrugated steel webs fits beautifully into the surroundings, as Dole bridge or Maupre viaduct near Charolles do. The weight of the structure and the clear flow of forces in it give designers the possibility to improve structural details and construction methods in order to meet various environmental needs. The innovation of creating a structural element by folding a flat plate into a corrugated shape took place in France. A folded plate is compliant in compression while exhibiting high in-plane shear resistance. This function is ideal in order to enhance the moment capacity of prestressed box girder bridges. The assembly of corrugated steel webs into box girders and the anchorage of external prestressing tendons required novel connecting techniques. Extradosed prestressing enhances the moment capacity of bridge girders and lightens the structure. Hence, extradosed prestressing and corrugated steel webs make an ideal match. Both cantilever construction and incremental launching have been used. More than 100 bridges with corrugated steel webs have been built in Japan in one and a half decades. Durability was designed with care, in particular the durability of external prestressing tendons and interfaces between corrugated steel webs and concrete. A guide to maintain durability is now being prepared in Japan by the engineering association and one of the road companies. National and local government and the autonomous public authority for highway construction encouraged innovative design and construction methods. Their guidance to verify performance by tests gave industry confidence in reliability and helped it to develop progressively challenging projects. After the dissolution of JH (Japan Highway Public Corporation) in 2005, efforts to archive technical data are being made by three regional road companies, West-, Central- and East- NEXCO, their research institute, the engineering association, prestressed concrete contractors and an industry group. Innovation in bridge construction in Japan has been prompted by the progressive management methods of the public autonomous authority, which has 50 years of experience in this field. After JH was divided into the three NEXCOs, new schemes to encourage innovation were looked for. One attempt to that end is the creation of an innovative design guide. The new design guide yet to come may urge designers to create structures for high performance and specific targets.
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A study tour to the Maupre viaduct near Charolles and the Dole bridge in France helped Japanese bridge engineers understand the innovation in corrugated steel webs. This study in 1997 was made possible thanks to Michel Virlogeux and Emmanuel Bouchon and the staff of SETRA, Service d’Etudes Techniques des Routes et Autoroutes, Paris. Site visits were assisted by Olivier Caplain and Alain Leveille of Campenon Bernard. Atsuo Ogawa, the director of engineering of Japan Highway Public Corporation (JH), was the leader of the study tour conducted by the Express Highway Research Foundation.
Shoji Ikeda, Prof. Emeritus at Yokohama National University, conducted earlier experiments at the university, chaired the committees set up for several important bridge projects (including Hondani bridge, JH’s first bridge, and Oumi-ohtori bridge in Ritto), created design guides with the committees of the engineering association and organized studies of industry groups.
Takashi Ohura, PS-Mitsubishi, translated articles by Jacques Combault to Japanese and realized Shinkai bridge, the first bridge with corrugated steel webs, built in the Niigata prefecture.
Information contained in this paper was provided by JH and prestressed concrete contractors, PS-Mitsubishi (Oumi-ohtori bridge), Sumitomo-Mitsui (Akabuchigawa, Katsurashima, Himi-yume bridge) and Taisei (Torisakigawa bridge).
Tsutomu Kadotani, the last director of engineering of JH, realized many important composite bridges with corrugated steel webs.
All of the individuals and groups mentioned were committed to the development of composite bridges with corrugated steel webs in Japan and are gratefully acknowledged.
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Yamazaki, J. (2012). Composite Bridges with Corrugated Steel Webs to Meet Environmental Needs by Innovative Bridge Engineering. In: Fardis, M. (eds) Innovative Materials and Techniques in Concrete Construction. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1997-2_21
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