Does the Cold have you thinking

about the beach right now? Well.

To get to the Keys youll have to cross these!!
To get to the Keys youll have to cross these!!
Seven Mile Bridge
Seven Mile Bridge
Seven Mile Bridge Facts: Seven Mile Bridge Facts:
Finished: 1984 Finished: 1984
Design: Design: Figg Figg Engineering Engineering
Contractor: Contractor: Misener Misener Marine Construction Marine Construction
Span: 35,867 ft or about 7 miles Span: 35,867 ft or about 7 miles
Connects the middle keys to the lower keys Connects the middle keys to the lower keys
Constructed with segmental concrete box girders Constructed with segmental concrete box girders
Importance
Importance

ASCE Study Gives
ASCE Study Gives
Bridges on a whole
Bridges on a whole
a grade of C.
a grade of C.

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Precast Concrete Box Girder Bridges
Precast Concrete Box Girder Bridges
Outline:
History & Theory
Box Girder Bridge Design
Segmental Construction Processes of
Box Girder Bridges
What makes these Bridges Possible
What makes these Bridges Possible
Concepts:
Concepts:

Precast Concrete
Precast Concrete

Prestressing
Prestressing

Post
Post
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Tensioning
Tensioning
History
History
A Tale of Two Frenchmen:
A Tale of Two Frenchmen:
Eugene Freysinnet & Jean Muller
Evolution of Precast Box Girder
Evolution of Precast Box Girder
Elements
Elements
Stemmed Deck Member
Double Tee
What do we need to span
longer distances?
Increased Flexural Capacity! Increased Flexural Capacity!
Increased Depth
Increased Reinforcement
Prestressing
Post-Tensioning
Precast Box Girder Elements
allow us to do this
Concrete Box Girder
Standardizing of Box Girders
Standardizing of Box Girders
Specs for current designs are
Specs for current designs are
developed by AASHSTO and several
developed by AASHSTO and several
designs can be found at:
designs can be found at:
http://www.asbi
http://www.asbi
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assoc.org/drawings.html
assoc.org/drawings.html
Segmental Construction Procedures
Segmental Construction Procedures

Balanced Cantilever Method
Balanced Cantilever Method

Span
Span
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Span Method
Span Method

Progressive Span Method
Progressive Span Method
Balanced Cantilever Method
Balanced Cantilever Method
Balanced Cantilever Method
Balanced Cantilever Method
Bridges using the Balanced
Bridges using the Balanced
Cantilever Method
Cantilever Method
Confederation Bridge
Northumberland Strait, Canada
Route 895
Broadway Bridge -
Construction
Broadway Bridge Daytona
Beach, Florida
Span by Span Method
Span by Span Method
Span
Span
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by
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Span Method
Span Method
C&D Canal Bridge over Delaware
Progressive Span Method
Progressive Span Method
Combination of Balance Cantilever and Span by Span Combination of Balance Cantilever and Span by Span
Progressive Span Method
Progressive Span Method
Linn Cove Viaduct Blue Ridge Parkway
Segmental Box Girders and Cable Stays
Segmental Box Girders and Cable Stays
Conclusions
Conclusions
Precast Segmental Box
Precast Segmental Box
Grider
Grider
Bridges are an economical and
Bridges are an economical and
efficient method for building
efficient method for building
today and tomorrows bridges
today and tomorrows bridges