TABLE OF CONTENT ii

Chapter 1 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.2 HISTORY 2

Chapter 2 3
2.1 CURRENT STATUS AND TRENDS 3
2.2 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF SEGMENTAL BRIDGE 4

Chapter 3 5
3.1 CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES 5

3.1.1 PRECAST CONSTRUCTION 5

3.1.2 CAST IN PLACE CONSTRUCTION 5

3.1.3 SPAN BY SPAN CONSTRUCTION 6

3.1.4 CANTILEVER CONSTRUCTION 7

3.1.5 BALLANCED CANTILEVER CONSTRUCTION 9

3.1.6 PROGRESSIVE PLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION 10

3.1.7 INCREMENTAL LAUNCHING 10

3.2 EQUIPMENTS 12

3.2.1 FROM TRAVELLERS 12

3.2.2 LAUNCHING GIRDERS 13

3.3 DESIGN ASPECTS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING SEGMENTAL BRIDGE

CONSTRUCTION 15

3.3.1 CONSTANT V/S VARIABLE DEPTH 16

3.3.2 SPAN TO DEPTH RATIO 16

3.3.3 SUPER STRUCTURE SHAPE 18

3.3.4 OTHER CONSIDARATION 19

3.4 CONSIDARATION OF CONSTRUCT LOAD AND STRESS 19

3.5 TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION LOADS AND INFLUENCES 21

Chapter 4 23
4.1 CONCLUTION 23

REFERENCES 24