Concrete hinges in bridge engineering

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftForschungsartikelBeigetragenBegutachtung

Beitragende

  • Gregor Schacht - , Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH) (Autor:in)
  • Steffen Marx - , Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH) (Autor:in)

Abstract

Concrete hinges were developed over 120 years ago and have since been used successfully in many bridges. Despite this long tradition, many engineers do not know about these sustainable and cheap hinge constructions. The different types of concrete hinges can be distinguished according to their appearance or their way of transferring stresses. This paper presents a classification of existing concrete hinge connections and describes the principles of their loadbearing behaviour. A significant amount of experimental and theoretical research work was carried out in the 1960s to understand how these hinges functioned. Different models for hinge design and construction were developed in different countries. Experimental investigations confirmed the high structural capacity of concrete hinges and their great potential for use in bridge construction. To this day, all correctly executed existing concrete hinges are in good condition, and no damage has been observed. Many existing bridges were built with concrete hinges, which were designed according to existing design rules. To demonstrate the range of possible applications of concrete hinges, existing bridges and the details of the hinges used are presented. Recommendations are given for the design and construction of concrete hinges.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)64-74
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage
Jahrgang168
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Apr. 2015
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-8735-1345/work/142244612

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • Bridges, Design methods & aids, History

Bibliotheksschlagworte