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    This document discusses factors to consider when selecting a bridge type, including span length determination, bridge material selection, and structural types. Continuous reinforced concrete bridges have advantages like reduced piers, bearings, and expansion joints, providing better strength and lower lifetime costs compared to simple span bridges. Concrete bridges can be adapted to various loads but are heavier, while steel bridges are lighter and faster to construct but require more maintenance due to corrosion. Selection depends on site conditions, traffic needs, constructability, and lifetime costs.

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    This document discusses factors to consider when selecting a bridge type, including span length determination, bridge material selection, and structural types. Continuous reinforced concrete bridges have advantages like reduced piers, bearings, and expansion joints, providing better strength and lower lifetime costs compared to simple span bridges. Concrete bridges can be adapted to various loads but are heavier, while steel bridges are lighter and faster to construct but require more maintenance due to corrosion. Selection depends on site conditions, traffic needs, constructability, and lifetime costs.

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    This document discusses factors to consider when selecting a bridge type, including span length determination, bridge material selection, and structural types. Continuous reinforced concrete bridges have advantages like reduced piers, bearings, and expansion joints, providing better strength and lower lifetime costs compared to simple span bridges. Concrete bridges can be adapted to various loads but are heavier, while steel bridges are lighter and faster to construct but require more maintenance due to corrosion. Selection depends on site conditions, traffic needs, constructability, and lifetime costs.

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    This document discusses factors to consider when selecting a bridge type, including span length determination, bridge material selection, and structural types. Continuous reinforced concrete bridges have advantages like reduced piers, bearings, and expansion joints, providing better strength and lower lifetime costs compared to simple span bridges. Concrete bridges can be adapted to various loads but are heavier, while steel bridges are lighter and faster to construct but require more maintenance due to corrosion. Selection depends on site conditions, traffic needs, constructability, and lifetime costs.

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    Part 2-Bridge Construction

    1 1- Introduction & Investigation


    1.2. Investigation for Bridge
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    1.2.4. Span Determination
    A. EconomicSpan: Min span length where cost of superstructure = Cost of
    substructure.
    B. Hydraulic Requirement: bridges are designed to accommodate design discharge
    at design flood.
    C. Location of Piers: Piers should be located to cause minimum obstruction to flow
    D. Free Board: water way belowsuperstructure should be designed to pass design
    flood & floating debris with back water effect.
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    2.2. Selection of Bridge Types
    a. Geometric condition of the site (Road Alignment, Design flood and highest water
    mark)
    b. Aesthetics,
    c. Traffic capacity,
    d. Need for future widening,
    e. Structural stability,
    f. Foundation (sub-surface) conditions, and strength of abutments.
    g. Erection procedures,
    h. Available Material
    i. Knowledge(skill) and Equipment(capacity) of the contractor
    j. Clearance requirement above and below the road way
    k. General civic requirements with respect to location, financing and community
    values.
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    2.2. Selection of Bridge Types
     For Curved Bridges continuous box girder and slab bridges are good choices because
    They have pleasing appearance
    Can readily be built on a curve
    Have relatively high torsional resistance
    2.2. Selection of Bridge Types
    52
    Continuous reinforced concrete bridge
     Less number of bearings than simply supported bridge since on line of
    bearings are used over the piers.
     Reduced width of pier, thus less flow obstruction and less amount of material.
     Requires less number of expansion joints due to which both the initial
    cost and maintenance cost become less.
     Better architectural appearance.
     Lesser Vibration and deflection.
     Additional strength from moment redistribution due to continuity & rigid.
     Smaller cross section of bridge components both superstructure & sub structure
     Analysis is laborious and time consuming.
    2.2. Selection of Bridge Types
    53
    Simple Span reinforced concrete bridge
     Elastic moment capacities are used for design resulting in large cross sections
     Analysis and design is simple
     High maintenance cost
     Many construction joints at the discontinuities
    2.2. Selection of Bridge Types
    54 Concrete Construction
    Advantage
     Adaptable to wide variety of structural shapes and loads
     Low cost of maintenance (less than 1% of construction cost per year).
     Long life and better resistance to temporary overloads and dynamic loads than
    steel bridges.
     Cast-in-place reinforced concrete structure are continuous and monolithic
     Easy construction, low cost and good seismic resistance.
     They can also be given the desired aesthetic appearance.
    Disadvantage
     Large dead weight that require large foundation
     Difficulty to widen or rebuild
     Longer construction time
     Expensive formwork and false work
    2.2. Selection of Bridge Types
    55 Steel Construction
    Advantage
     Steel bridges can be built faster than reinforced concrete or pre stressed concrete bridge.
     They can be erected with ease and this minimizing construction costs.
     Steel superstructures are usually lighter than concrete superstructures which translate
    into reduced substructures costs, which can be significant when soil conditions are poor.
     Steel superstructures can be designed with shallower depth than RC, which is an
    important consideration when overhead clearance is required.
     Steel bridges are easy and faster to repair than RC.
    Disadvantage
     Corrosion of steel is the major drawback which requires prohibitively high maintenance
    cost. Corrosion can reduce cross section of structural members and weaken the
    superstructure.
     The second disadvantage is that steel fatigues under repeated loading (its strength
    decreases under repeated loading at high number of cycles of loading)

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