Abstract

In this paper, the following points are presented: the valuable advantages of the concrete trussed arch bridge; the design consideration and simplified analysis of the bridge; the level of secondary stresses induced in the ends of truss members; the application of prestress to tensile members and bending sections of trusses; and different ways of construction of the bridge.A five-span prestressed concrete trussed arch bridge named the Zhushanlu Road Bridge at Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province, is described as an example of medium span bridges of the type popularly adopted in Chinese highway system and the municipal construction since the late sixties. Key words: prestressed concrete, hinged truss, thrust, secondary stress, anchorage, pretensioning, precast.

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