Bridge Superstructure
CE 417
DESIGN OF BRIDGES
BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE
and
DRAINAGE CULVERTS
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Cross sections of bridge superstructures
known as “Shallow Superstructures”
(a) S lab bridge
(b) S lab-on-girder bridge w ith T-beam type of construction
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(c) S lab-on-girder bridge w ith steel girders
(d) V oided slab bridge
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Cross sections of “Cellular type of bridges”
(a) S ingle-cell bridge
(b) M ulticell bridge
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(c) M ultispine bridge w ith steel boxes
(d) M ultispine bridge w ith concrete boxes
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B ow string arch
Fram e (Portal)
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Drainage Culverts
Culverts are normally designed to allow water flow beneath an embankment
where the traffic passes. The simplest types being steel and concrete pipes.
Rectangular frame culverts are more common for large streams.
Embankment
Single cell concrete box culvert D ouble cell concrete box culvert
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Circular Culverts (Concrete)
Em bankm ent Em bankm ent
Circular concrete culvert D ouble vault circular concrete culvert
(precast) (cast in-situ)
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Em bankm ent
Steel pipe culvert
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Other Drainage Structures
Ford or Trough
W ater on slab
W ater in pipes (and on slab during rain season)
fill
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