Bridges after the fire – Experiences, tests and repair methods

Lublóy Éva; Hlavička Viktor; Czoboly Olivér; Biró András; Cimer Zsolt

Ain Shams Engineering Journal (Nov 2023)

Bridges after the fire – Experiences, tests and repair methods

Lublóy Éva,
Hlavička Viktor,
Czoboly Olivér,
Biró András,
Cimer Zsolt

Affiliations

Lublóy Éva: Department of Construction Materials and Technologies, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary; Corresponding author.
Hlavička Viktor: Department of Construction Materials and Technologies, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
Czoboly Olivér: Department of Construction Materials and Technologies, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
Biró András: Department of Construction Materials and Technologies, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
Cimer Zsolt: National University of Public Service, Faculty of Water Sciences, Hungary

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 11
p. 102519

Abstract

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To date, only 1 746 bridges have been reported to collapse due to various effects. Of these accidents, 1 001 are due to hydraulic causes (friction, leaching), 520 collisions or overloads, 52 fires and only 19 times an earthquake caused the damage. Currently, there is no standard specifically developed for the fire behaviour of bridges. Therefore the designer can decide what methodology he wants to use during the design process. Two bridge fires have occurred in Hungary over the past three years. In this paper, the authors present the experiences of the fire investigation and the suggestions for the restoration.

Published in Ain Shams Engineering Journal

ISSN: 2090-4479 (Print); 2090-4495 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Egypt
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/ain-shams-engineering-journal/

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