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Steel superstructure saves concrete arch bridge over the River Ohře, Czech Republic
Author(s) -
Korbelář Jaroslav,
Kroupar Miroslav,
Ryjáček Pavel,
Schindler Jiří
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
steel construction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1867-0539
pISSN - 1867-0520
DOI - 10.1002/stco.201330017
Subject(s) - arch , bridge (graph theory) , czech , arch bridge , superstructure , structural engineering , pier , upgrade , civil engineering , engineering , forensic engineering , beam bridge , geotechnical engineering , geology , computer science , span (engineering) , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , operating system
This paper describes the design and construction of the unique widening of a concrete arch bridge over the River Ohře using a lightweight steel superstructure. The bridge reconstruction formed part of the wider reconstruction measures for road I/6, including its upgrade from a two‐ to a four‐lane highway, near Loket between Nové Sedlo and Sokolov in the north‐west of the Czech Republic. Details of the erection of the steel structure and the strengthening of the concrete arch and piers are also given.