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Inspection and Process of Tension of Cables of General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge |
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| Authors: | Antonio Sarcos-Portillo Alfredo Navarro-Cerpa Hildrun García-Legl |
| Affiliation: | 1Teacher and Researcher, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. del Zulia, Ipostel Santa Rita, Apartado Postal 10483, Zona Postal?4002-A, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. 2Teacher and Researcher, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. del Zulia, Ipostel Santa Rita, Apartado Postal 10483, Zona Postal?4002-A, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. 3Researcher, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. del Zulia, Ipostel Santa Rita, Apartado Postal 10483, Zona Postal?4002-A, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. |
| Abstract: | In 1997 and 1999, inspection works were carried out in the 384 cable stays of the six central piers of General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, located in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Inspection indicated the presence of water and significant settlings in the sockets of the cables and corrosion along each cable and socket. The tension of the cables was also measured, and differences of up to 30% in the tension of the cables of some of the 24 groups corresponding to the six central piers (four groups of 16 for each pier) were found. The results suggested the need to retension the cables. This paper shows the outcome of the inspection and indicates the procedure and results of the process of retension, finished in July 2000. |
| Keywords: | Pretensioning Bridges cable-stayed Anchorage Box girders Piers Plates |