RC106 MayJune2023 - Magazine - Page 31
PREFAB PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDS ON...
ACCELERATED BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION (ABC)
• Faster Speed of Construction
• Reduced Traffic Disruptions for the Public
• Unlimited Aesthetics
• Lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Plant Manufactured with Significant
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Improved Quality and Durability
Greatly Reduced On-Site Formwork and
Associated Safety Issues
Samuel de Champlain Bridge, Montréal, QC
Owner: Infrastructure Canada | Architect: Arup Canada - Collaboration with Dissing+Weitling and Provencher Roy | Engineer: Stantec and Ramboll
Photo: BPDL, Alma, QC
PREFABRICATED AND MODULAR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
Prefab Precast Concrete Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) uses innovative planning,
design, resources, technologies and precast concrete prefabrication techniques to
accelerate bridge construction without compromising Quality, Durability and Safety.
A Québec-based Precast Concrete Company supplied 315 pier leg segments; 44 pylon
segments; 9,636 deck slabs; 32 box girders; 142 girders; 6,170 square metres
(66,415 square feet) of architectural panels; 495 panels for the electrical rooms;
and other precast concrete elements including retaining walls, pipes and more.
For more information on this project: http://www.cpci.ca/en/about_us/project_month/january_2020/
BRIDGE PUBLICATIONS
CPCI and PCI offer free resources on the design and construction of bridges, including the PCI
Bridge Geometry Manual: https://www.pci.org/bookstore and other CPCI Bridge Publications:
https://www.cpci.ca/en/resources/technical_publications/
E: info@cpci.ca
TF: 877.937.2724
RENEWCANADA.NET
For more information on the Canadian Precast Concrete
Quality Assurance (CPCQA) Certification Program, please
visit: www.precastcertification.ca
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