Assessment testing Mizen Head Footbridge, Ireland
2004; Volume: 157; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1680/bren.157.3.117.49438
ISSN1751-7664
Autores Tópico(s)Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
ResumoMizen Head Footbridge in County Cork, Ireland, is a reinforced concrete through-arch structure spanning 50 m. The structure is 95 years old and exhibits typical reinforced concrete defects of spalled concrete, cracking and staining from reinforcement corrosion. An inspection, geometrical survey and a series of material tests were carried out as part of an assessment of the bridge. Petrographic examination of samples removed from the structure gave confidence in the quality of the concrete in the structure. Determination of carbonation and chloride levels in the concrete identified future repair strategies for the structure.
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