In recent years,China's social economy is in a period of rapid development which has also made great progress in the construction of roads and bridges.Roads and bridges as basic building facilities provides strong...In recent years,China's social economy is in a period of rapid development which has also made great progress in the construction of roads and bridges.Roads and bridges as basic building facilities provides strong support for local transportation and socioeconomic development in China.At this stage,roads and bridges are the basic guarantee for the development of the national economy,so great attention must be paid to the quality of their construction and engineering design.At present,the main factor affecting the quality of road bridges in China is the problem of bridge cracks.There are various reasons causes for cracks they must be controlled by effective measures to better improve the quality of road bridges.This article will discuss crack control in road bridge design and construction.展开更多
With the current rapid development of urbanization in China,people's living standards have been greatly improved.In the context of such a development background,the requirements for road traffic are getting more s...With the current rapid development of urbanization in China,people's living standards have been greatly improved.In the context of such a development background,the requirements for road traffic are getting more stringent,especially for bridge projects.The arched continuous rigid-frame bridge was developed under this social background.The advantage of the bridge lies in the design of a bridge model that integrates various functions such as transportation,landscape,and sightseeing.Based on the above,this paper first refers to the case to analyze the design and construction strategy of the arched continuous rigid-frame bridge,in hope of providing a valuable reference for relevant personnel.展开更多
Sutong Bridge tower which is 300.4 m is the highest one in the world.The tower anchor area uses the steel-concrete composite structure,its structure and the stress mechanism are complex,so it must be paid more attenti...Sutong Bridge tower which is 300.4 m is the highest one in the world.The tower anchor area uses the steel-concrete composite structure,its structure and the stress mechanism are complex,so it must be paid more attention to the structure durable issue.The 300 m height makes the tower quite sensitive to the environmental factors such as wind and temperature.The wind resistance safety of tower in construction stage is especially important.In this paper,the design of composite structure is introduced.The key technologies of tower geometry control and wind resistance in construction stage are analyzed.展开更多
This paper,from three aspects including construction conditions,foundation design and construction,introduces some considerations in the designing of main-pylon foundations and some practical measures to deal with cer...This paper,from three aspects including construction conditions,foundation design and construction,introduces some considerations in the designing of main-pylon foundations and some practical measures to deal with certain unfavorable construction conditions,such as deep water,tidal effect,soft stratum and heavy traffic,during the construction of main-pylon foundations.展开更多
Sutong Bridge,as a world-record cable-stayed bridge with its main span exceeding 1 000 m constructed in Yangtze River estuary region in China,is located at a site with complicated hydrologic conditions and poor geotec...Sutong Bridge,as a world-record cable-stayed bridge with its main span exceeding 1 000 m constructed in Yangtze River estuary region in China,is located at a site with complicated hydrologic conditions and poor geotechnical conditions and therefore,scour protection will be a decisive factor for ensuring smooth and successful construction of this bridge.This paper,starting from structural description of deep-water group pile foundation,analyzes impact to the bridge safety introduced by scour and its protection and further presents different solutions of scour protection for foundation structures of this bridge.展开更多
Super-long span bridges demand high design requirements and involve many difficulties when constructed,which is an important indicator to reflect the bridge technical level of a country.Over the past three decades,a l...Super-long span bridges demand high design requirements and involve many difficulties when constructed,which is an important indicator to reflect the bridge technical level of a country.Over the past three decades,a large percentage of the new long-span bridges around the world were built in China,and thus,abundant technological innovations and experience have been accumulated during the design and construction.This paper aims to review and summarize the design and construction practices of the superstructure,the substructure,and the steel deck paving of the long-span bridges during the past decades as well as the current operation status of the existing long-span bridges in China.A future perspective was given on the developing trend of high-speed railway bridge,bridge over deep-sea,health monitoring and maintenance,intellectualization,standard system,and information technology,which is expected to guide the development direction for the construction of future super long-span bridges and promote China to become a strong bridge construction country.展开更多
As the lifeline of social development,road and bridge projects are the main channel to realize resource transportation and economic circulation.Ensuring the quality of road and bridge project construction is crucial f...As the lifeline of social development,road and bridge projects are the main channel to realize resource transportation and economic circulation.Ensuring the quality of road and bridge project construction is crucial for the development of society,the economy,and people’s livelihoods.This paper studies the design of roadbed pavement structures in road and bridge transition sections.It aims to provide technical references and significance for China’s road and bridge engineering design and construction units,promoting scientific and standardized design in these actions.This will contribute to the safety and stable operation of road and bridge projects,offering effective technical support.Furthermore,it seeks to foster the sustainable and healthy development of China’s road and bridge engineering on a macro level.展开更多
Scour depth around bridge piers plays a vital role in the safety and stability of the bridges.The former approaches used in the prediction of scour depth are based on regression models or black box models in which the...Scour depth around bridge piers plays a vital role in the safety and stability of the bridges.The former approaches used in the prediction of scour depth are based on regression models or black box models in which the first one lacks enough accuracy while the later one does not provide a clear mathematical expression to easily employ it for other situations or cases.Therefore,this paper aims to develop new equations using particle swarm optimization as a metaheuristic approach to predict scour depth around bridge piers.To improve the efficiency of the proposed model,individual equations are derived for laboratory and field data.Moreover,sensitivity analysis is conducted to achieve the most effective parameters in the estimation of scour depth for both experimental and filed data sets.Comparing the results of the proposed model with those of existing regression-based equations reveal the superiority of the proposed method in terms of accuracy and uncertainty.Moreover,the ratio of pier width to flow depth and ratio of d50 (mean particle diameter)to flow depth for the laboratory and field data were recognized as the most effective parameters,respectively.The derived equations can be used as a suitable proxy to estimate scour depth in both experimental and prototype scales.展开更多
文摘In recent years,China's social economy is in a period of rapid development which has also made great progress in the construction of roads and bridges.Roads and bridges as basic building facilities provides strong support for local transportation and socioeconomic development in China.At this stage,roads and bridges are the basic guarantee for the development of the national economy,so great attention must be paid to the quality of their construction and engineering design.At present,the main factor affecting the quality of road bridges in China is the problem of bridge cracks.There are various reasons causes for cracks they must be controlled by effective measures to better improve the quality of road bridges.This article will discuss crack control in road bridge design and construction.
文摘With the current rapid development of urbanization in China,people's living standards have been greatly improved.In the context of such a development background,the requirements for road traffic are getting more stringent,especially for bridge projects.The arched continuous rigid-frame bridge was developed under this social background.The advantage of the bridge lies in the design of a bridge model that integrates various functions such as transportation,landscape,and sightseeing.Based on the above,this paper first refers to the case to analyze the design and construction strategy of the arched continuous rigid-frame bridge,in hope of providing a valuable reference for relevant personnel.
基金National Science and Technology Support Program of China(No.2006BAG04B04)
文摘Sutong Bridge tower which is 300.4 m is the highest one in the world.The tower anchor area uses the steel-concrete composite structure,its structure and the stress mechanism are complex,so it must be paid more attention to the structure durable issue.The 300 m height makes the tower quite sensitive to the environmental factors such as wind and temperature.The wind resistance safety of tower in construction stage is especially important.In this paper,the design of composite structure is introduced.The key technologies of tower geometry control and wind resistance in construction stage are analyzed.
基金National Science and Technology Support Program(No.2006BAG04B05)
文摘This paper,from three aspects including construction conditions,foundation design and construction,introduces some considerations in the designing of main-pylon foundations and some practical measures to deal with certain unfavorable construction conditions,such as deep water,tidal effect,soft stratum and heavy traffic,during the construction of main-pylon foundations.
基金National Science and Technology Support Program(No.2006BAG04B05)
文摘Sutong Bridge,as a world-record cable-stayed bridge with its main span exceeding 1 000 m constructed in Yangtze River estuary region in China,is located at a site with complicated hydrologic conditions and poor geotechnical conditions and therefore,scour protection will be a decisive factor for ensuring smooth and successful construction of this bridge.This paper,starting from structural description of deep-water group pile foundation,analyzes impact to the bridge safety introduced by scour and its protection and further presents different solutions of scour protection for foundation structures of this bridge.
文摘Super-long span bridges demand high design requirements and involve many difficulties when constructed,which is an important indicator to reflect the bridge technical level of a country.Over the past three decades,a large percentage of the new long-span bridges around the world were built in China,and thus,abundant technological innovations and experience have been accumulated during the design and construction.This paper aims to review and summarize the design and construction practices of the superstructure,the substructure,and the steel deck paving of the long-span bridges during the past decades as well as the current operation status of the existing long-span bridges in China.A future perspective was given on the developing trend of high-speed railway bridge,bridge over deep-sea,health monitoring and maintenance,intellectualization,standard system,and information technology,which is expected to guide the development direction for the construction of future super long-span bridges and promote China to become a strong bridge construction country.
文摘As the lifeline of social development,road and bridge projects are the main channel to realize resource transportation and economic circulation.Ensuring the quality of road and bridge project construction is crucial for the development of society,the economy,and people’s livelihoods.This paper studies the design of roadbed pavement structures in road and bridge transition sections.It aims to provide technical references and significance for China’s road and bridge engineering design and construction units,promoting scientific and standardized design in these actions.This will contribute to the safety and stable operation of road and bridge projects,offering effective technical support.Furthermore,it seeks to foster the sustainable and healthy development of China’s road and bridge engineering on a macro level.
基金This research was supported by the Hungarian State and the European Union under the EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00010 project and the 2017-1.3.1-VKE-2017-00025 project.
文摘Scour depth around bridge piers plays a vital role in the safety and stability of the bridges.The former approaches used in the prediction of scour depth are based on regression models or black box models in which the first one lacks enough accuracy while the later one does not provide a clear mathematical expression to easily employ it for other situations or cases.Therefore,this paper aims to develop new equations using particle swarm optimization as a metaheuristic approach to predict scour depth around bridge piers.To improve the efficiency of the proposed model,individual equations are derived for laboratory and field data.Moreover,sensitivity analysis is conducted to achieve the most effective parameters in the estimation of scour depth for both experimental and filed data sets.Comparing the results of the proposed model with those of existing regression-based equations reveal the superiority of the proposed method in terms of accuracy and uncertainty.Moreover,the ratio of pier width to flow depth and ratio of d50 (mean particle diameter)to flow depth for the laboratory and field data were recognized as the most effective parameters,respectively.The derived equations can be used as a suitable proxy to estimate scour depth in both experimental and prototype scales.