Sustainability of Timber Bridges - the magic triangle
Abstract
<p>In Germany thousands of traffic bridges are built and have to replaced every year. The German government and the road construction authorities prefer standard structures and standard details for cost-saving reasons. Standard construction drawings for timber bridges have not been published yet in Germany. That’s why 39 standard construction drawings have been generated for timber bridges: To this day 11 details for standardisation have been developed to improve the durability of timber constructions; additional 28 drawings show part of the constructions more in detail.</p> <p>This presentation gives an overview of all<b>standard construction drawings</b>and it gives detailed information with reference to bridges in alpine countries. Together with the<b>lifetime</b>and the<b>maintenance cost</b>of a bridge (a field research project by the author), the drawings build the so called “magic triangle”.</p>
Reference
Matthias Gerold. (2008). Sustainability of Timber Bridges - the magic triangle. IABSE Congress, Chicago 2008: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure. https://doi.org/10.2749/222137908796293361
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