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Bridge Bearing Inspection
Chris Whitehead MA MBA CEng FICE
April 2016
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Agenda
• Function
• Types
• Common defects
• Preparatory work
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Function
• To transfer vertical and/or horizontal loads from the superstructure to the substructure
• To allow longitudinal/transverse movement of the superstructure
• To allow rotation of beam slab ends due to dead and live loading
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Common types
• Elastomeric
• Pot
• Spherical
• Rocker
• Guide
• Compound
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Symbols (table 1, BS EN 1337-1)
Symbol in plan
Type of bearing
Relative movements
X direction
Y direction
Z direction
About X axis
About Y axis
About Z axis
Elastomeric bearing
deforming deforming small deforming deforming deforming
Elastomeric bearing with restraints for one axis
deforming none small deforming deforming deforming
Pot bearing none none very small deforming deforming deforming
Pot bearing with unidirectional sliding
sliding none very small deforming deforming deforming
Pot bearing with multidirectional sliding
sliding sliding very small deforming deforming sliding
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2-span continuous bridge
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Elastomeric bearing
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Elastomeric pot bearing
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Spherical
• Expensive
• Used on major structures to accommodate high rotations
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Rocker
• Often used when impact loading is high, such as on railway bridges
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Rocker bearing deployment
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Guide bearings
• Ensure structure maintains location/alignment
• Take no vertical load
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Compound bearings
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Common defects
• Refer to B-11 et seq Inspector’s Handbook
• Corrosion leading to seizure (and movement being accommodated between bearing and seating)
• Bearing beyond designed extent of travel
• Splitting and deformation (of elastomeric bearing)
• Delamination of bearing shelf
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Preparatory work
• Does the client have any specific requirements regarding bearing inspection?
• What does the previous inspection report have to say?
• Is there a bearing schedule in the as-built drawings?
• What is the function of the different types of bearing on the bridge? – what loads are they transferring and what movements are they designed to accommodate?
• Note that the Inspection Manual for Highways Structures requires that the position of bearings be recorded at each Principal Inspection
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Summary
• Bearing failure is one of the most common root causes of bridge failure
• Understand how the bearings are supposed to perform
• Know the most common types of bearing failure
• Be aware of any special client requirements for bearing inspection
• Record the longitudinal and lateral position of each bearing for a Principal Inspection (relative to neutral position)