Construction

The Niava River Bridge

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The Niava River Bridge

The Project
Bridge over Niava River, Ni Belgrade-NiSkopje Highway Yugoslavia
Reinforced concrete continuous three spans
bridge: built in 1959/1960
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Length of the bridge

L = 14,0 + 68,0 + 14,0 = 96,0 m
Width of the bridge:
B = 18,36 m
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Longitudinal section
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Cross sections

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At mid-span

Over support
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The Problem

Insufficient flexural strength due

to increased traffic load
Over supports in longitudinal direction
Large transversal cracks in the bridge deck
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Risque of corrosion
in reinforcement steel
In the bridge deck for local bending moments due to
concentrated load

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The Solution
Prestressed CarboDur CFRP plate Typ
S914 over supports
Length of plates

max. 33,0 m

Number of plates
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108

Total CarboDur

ca. 3200 m

Prestressing force

Vo = 135 KN

Construction Phase: 15th. July-30th. October 2001

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Consultant & Contractor
MOSTOGRADNJA Ltd. Co.
Civil Engineering and Construction Company Belgrade,
Yugoslavia
Sika Romania

Prestressing of SikaCarboDur CFRP plate S914

with a System
Developed, Tested, Manufactured and Patented by
MOSTOGRADNJA

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The Niava River Bridge

Longitudinal section

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Distribution of prestressed CarboDur CFRP plates

Length : max. 33 m
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The Solution
Traditional-non prestressed CarboDur
CFRP plate Type S914 for the bridge deck
Length of plates:

4-5m

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Number of plates:

400

Total CarboDur:

ca. 1800 m

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Equipment for Application

of CarboDur plates
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Application of Sikadur-30 and of CarboDur

plate on the bridge deck
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Preparation of
anchorage plates

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Detail of anchorage system

Prestressing in progress
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Prestressing in progress
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Prestressing equipment
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Anchorage system during curing of

Sikadur-30 epoxy adhesive
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Sika System Solution

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Temperature protection of Prestressed

CarboDur CFRP plate system
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