US 12,054,896 B2Granted

System for an arch bridge and methods of producing the same

AssigneeStructure Sight LLC

InventorsJeffrey J. Von Handorf, Tommy E. Nicholson

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Abstract

An arch bridge system including first and second side walls, a foundation, and arch beams. The first and second side walls each include side wall sections supported by the foundation and aligned along the width of the system. Adjacent side wall sections form a column therebetween that defines an interior void extending along a height of the column. A first end of each arch beam is supported at the first side wall at an upper portion of one of the columns and a second end is supported at the second side wall at an upper portion of another one of the columns. Each interior void has reinforced concrete forming cast-in-place columns defining rigid, fixed, monolithic connections between the foundation, the first and second side walls, and the plurality of arch beams. A method of producing an arch bridge system is also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

An arch bridge system comprising:

a first side wall and a second side wall, the first and second side walls extending along a width of the system and being spaced apart with respect to each other to define a length of the system therebetween;
a foundation positioned beneath the first and second side walls;
and
a plurality of arch beams spanning the length of the system and spaced along the width of the system,
wherein the first and second side walls each comprise a plurality of side wall sections supported by the foundation and aligned along the width of the system;
wherein adjacent side wall sections form a column therebetween, the column defining an interior void extending along a height of the column;
wherein each of the plurality of arch beams comprise a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being supported at the first side wall at an upper portion of one of the columns and the second end being supported at the second side wall at an upper portion of another one of the columns;
and
wherein each interior void comprises reinforced concrete forming cast-in-place columns defining rigid, fixed, monolithic connections between the foundation, the first and second side walls, and the plurality of arch beams.

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A method of producing an arch bridge system, comprising:

installing a foundation;
installing a first side wall and a second side wall, the first and second side walls extending a width of the system and being spaced apart with respect to each other to define a length of the system therebetween, the first and second side walls each comprising a plurality of side wall sections supported by the foundation and aligned along the width of the system, wherein adjacent side wall sections form a column therebetween, the column comprising an interior void extending along a height of the column;
installing a plurality of arch beams that span the length of the system and are spaced along the width of the system, the plurality of arch beams each comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being supported at the first side wall at an upper portion of one of the columns and the second end being supported at the second side wall at an upper portion of another one of the columns;
and
filling each interior void with concrete to form cast-in-place columns defining rigid, fixed, monolithic connections between the foundation, the first and second side walls, and the plurality of arch beams.

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