BRIDGE DECK ERECTION EQUIPMENT: A BEST PRACTICE GUIDE

Members of IABSE Working Group 6

Junio de 2018        Páginas: 408

Código 7711        ISBN/EAN: 9780727761934

Description

The bridge construction industry has moved with great speed towards mechanized construction solutions using specialized Bridge Deck Erection Equipment to shorten construction programmes and reduce costs. An increased level of knowledge related to these modern construction processes will ensure more efficient use of these methods, facilitate better decision-making processes and improve safety on site. In Bridge Deck Erection Equipment, international experts provide the industry with best practice advice and guidance to building bridge decks economically, practically and, above all, safely.The bridge construction industry has moved with great speed towards mechanized construction solutions using specialized Bridge Deck Erection Equipment to shorten construction programmes and reduce costs. An increased level of knowledge related to these modern construction processes will ensure more efficient use of these methods, facilitate better decision-making processes and improve safety on site. In Bridge Deck Erection Equipment, international experts provide the industry with best practice advice and guidance to building bridge decks economically, practically and, above all, safely.

Written by members of the IABSE working group 6, ‘Bridge Deck Erection Equipment’ this book includes material on the all aspects of bridge deck design and construction, including:

• detailed advice on matters affecting safety
• economic factors for producing best value for all parties involved
• sustainability and efficient use of equipment
• technical aspects and the transfer of best practice knowledge
• interfaces between engineering of the permanent work and the equipment
• management and efficient control of the bridge-building process.

This highly practical best-practice guide will be of interest to all those involved in bridge construction from bridge owners and contractors to designers, consultants and construction equipment suppliers. It will particularly appeal to those with management responsibility within their companies whilst junior bridge engineers will find essential guidance for design or checking procedures.

Steve Harridge is a Consultant at Tony Gee & Partners LLP, Surrey, UK.

Max Meyer is Worldwide Head of Technical Services at Singapore VSL, Singapore.

Juan Jose da Silva is Technical Manager at BWI Consulting, Italy.

Michael Dabritz is Head of Department for MSS Systems at Thyssen Krupp, Germany.

Jan de Boer is Principal at De Boer DC, Holland.

Elie Homse is Project Director at Parsons International, Denver, USA.

Tristan Le Comte is Method Engineer at Vinci Grands Projet, France.

Mohan Jaktar is Head of Technical Services at Gammon Construction, Mumbai, India.

Alessandro Rovera is CEO at DEAL Systems, Italy.

Giulio Scotto is Construction Methods Division Manager at Freyssinet, France.

Philippe Vion is Technical Director at Systra, France.