Title

Short span modular bridges of bamboo by self construction, a sustainable alternative

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Maintenance, Monitoring, Safety, Risk and Resilience of Bridges and Bridge Networks - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2016

Abstract

This paper presents the evaluation of an alternative for the construction of short bridges with Guadua angustifolia as structural material. In the proposed model, the bridges can be easily constructed by the community in a short time, taking advantage of existing guadua in the area. The bridges are composed by structural modules with a length of 5m, which can be precast composed of two planar trusses which are connected using horizontal members that support the board and give stability to the structure. On the top of the bridge, a roof is placed to provide protection from the weather and increase lateral stiffness, reducing the buckling of the top chords. The design was made considering that live loads will be applied inside the structure, on the bottom chord of the trusses. The load values specified by the Colombian Bridges Code have been used for the footbridge design.

First Page

2407

Last Page

2412

ISBN

9781138028517

Identifier

SCOPUS_ID:85000962043

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