Study and Renovation of a Masonry Arch Bridge
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering 2013
Ainārs Paeglītis, Andris Paeglītis, Inta Vītiņa, Silvija Igaune-Blumberga

The aim of this research was the investigation of the properties of clay brick masonry arch bridge materials with a pur-pose of finding the best methods for reconstruction and renovation of the structure. The restoration, reconstruction and upgrading of historical heritage bridges require a careful investigation of materials and causes of damages. In many cases, the use of incorrect composition of joint mortar and clayed brick could lead to an unfavorable result. It is im-portant to ensure the natural water migration in historic masonry could not be interrupted after restoration or recon-struction measures performed. As an example had been analyzed the results of investigations and upgrading of a his-torical clayed brick masonry bridge over the Venta River in Kuldiga town in Latvia (Figure 1). During the long lifetime and pro-active maintenance polity, the bridge had a lot of damages that could affect its further service life. For geo-metrical data collection laser scanning method was used that ensures sufficiently accurate data for reconstruction de-sign, as well as the information for architectural investigation. Three-dimensional scanning of the heritage structure us-ing 3D laser scanners allow the further transformation of information into the surface mesh model. This paper presents results of the investigation, and design of restoration and reconstruction works.


Atslēgas vārdi
masonry arcb, bridge, brick, mortar, material investigation, reconstruction
DOI
10.3846/bjrbe.2013.05

Paeglītis, A., Paeglītis, A., Vītiņa, I., Igaune-Blumberga, S. Study and Renovation of a Masonry Arch Bridge. The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2013, Vol.8, No.1, 32.-39.lpp. e-ISSN 1822-4288. ISSN 1822-427X. Pieejams: doi:10.3846/bjrbe.2013.05

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)
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