Ikitsuki Bridge †

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1.Field of application †

Tokyo Gate Bridge in Tokyo, Japan.

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2.Circumstances of Repair †

The large block of the bridge(Length=113.3m,weight=2500t) was assembled at the fabricator of the order receiver.Then the large block was carried by a barge.Finaly the large block was erected by large block erection method.The transport by sea was carried out from Sakae in Osaka to Ichihara in Chiba from May 11 to May 13 2010.The circumstances of towing is shown in Fig.1.The projecting length of the block from the barge was 22.5m,and the cantilever length from the support point of the block to top of it was 38.5m.

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Fig.1 The circumstances of towing
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3.Types of structure †

The outline of the bridge structure is as follows.

Photograph of Tokyo Gate Bridge is shown in Fig.2.

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Fig.2 Tokyo Gate Bridge (Photograph by Wikipedia)
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4.Details of loading †

Repeated loads of waves while the large block was carried by a barge.

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5.Description of damage †

The fatigue crack was found by the visual inspection.The crack location and detail are shown in Fig.2,Fig.3.

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Fig.2 Crack location.

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Fig.3 Crack detail.

Cause of fatigue cracks was as follows:

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6.Repair method applied †

Firstly,stop-holes(φ=20mm)were drilled at the crack tips(Fig.4).

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Fig.4 Stop hole.

Secondaty,bolted splice plates was installed on the web plat of the diagonal member(Fig.5).

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Fig.5 Bolted splice plates.

Finaly,steel bars were tightened to moderate stresses(Fig.6).

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Fig.6 Moderate stresses by tightened steel bar.

The original diagonal member was replaced with new one in May 2010. (Fig.7).

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Fig.7 Completion view.

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Reference †

Kaneko Tetsuya,A study on the Retrofits of Ikitsuki Bridge,Kyushu Gihou,vol.48,2011.01(In Japanese)

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