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Bridge System with Precast Concrete Double-T Girder and External Unbonded Post-tensioning

This thesis compares the consumption of primary superstructure material in a conventional single span CPCI system with those of double-T alternatives. The CPCI system is currently the preferred bridge type for short and medium spans in Canada, despite its relatively inefficient use of materials due to imperfect live load sharing among multiple parallel girders. The double-T alternatives utilize slender double-T cross-sections, fully precast segments, and post-tensioning in both longitudinal and transverse direction.
The economy of the CPCI and double-T systems is compared within the framework of four sample designs. The results indicate that the double-T systems are in general more efficient than the CPCI system and have the potential to achieve better economy.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/24260
Date06 April 2010
CreatorsLi, Yang Eileen
ContributorsGauvreau, Douglas Paul
Source SetsUniversity of Toronto
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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