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Control Estructural de un Espigón bajo Cargas Excepcionales |
| Published in: | Engineering for a Smarter Planet: Innovation, ITC, and Computational Tools for Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology |  |
| Date of Conference: | August 3-5, 2011 |
| Location of Conference: | Medellin, Colombia |
| Authors: | Jorge A. Tito
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| Refereed Paper: | #270 |
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Abstract |
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The trestle of a jetty used to receive Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) has 300 m consisting of a reinforced concrete slab
on two steel girders simply supported by the abutment and bents spaced 50 m. This paper describes the structural
control that was conducted to ensure that the slab and girders are not damaged during the passage of a trailer
transporting the pumping equipment, which had different configuration and was 17% heavier than the design
vehicle. The structural study concluded that the stresses in the slab and girders are within the permissible range
provided that the trailer moves aligned with the road center. As additional control, the girder deflections were
measured during the passage of the trailer, which were consistent with the theoretical results. The transportation
was completed according to the schedule and without structural damage.
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