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Assessment of the Luiz Bandeira historical bridge

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Resumo:The Luiz Bandeira Bridge is located along the Portuguese national road EN333-3, breaching the valley of the Vouga River, just northeast of the small village Sejães, in the district of Oliveira de Frades. It is considered to be the oldest concrete bridge in use in Portugal, and one of the oldest in Europe. Since this bridge is at risk of disappearing due to a construction of a dam, the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Minho decided to launch a comprehensive study of the Luiz Bandeira Bridge, in an attempt to preserve the memory of the past cataloguing the heritage for future reference. These studies include historical, geometrical and damage surveys, the physical and chemical characterization of existing structural materials (steel and concrete), the assessment of the reinforcement detailing and dynamic characterization by determining the main frequencies and vibration modes. This paper presents an overview of the most important results of these studies.
Autores principais:Sena-Cruz, José
Outros Autores:Ferreira, Rui Miguel; Ramos, Luís F.; Fernandes, Francisco Manuel Carvalho Pinto; Miranda, T.; Castro, F.
Assunto:Historical RC bridge Assessment Hennebique system Experimental investigation
Ano:2012
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:comunicação em conferência
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho

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