Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- High strength bolt field connections on Burdekin Bridge
- In
- Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
- Imprint
- vol. 29, no. 7-8, Jul-Aug 1957, pp. 169-178
- Description
This paper, No.1271, originated in the Brisbane Division of The Institution, and was presented before a General Meeting of the Division on 23rd November, 1956.
Mr. J. E. Kindler ME MIEAust, is Chief Engineer, Co-Ordinator-General's Department, Queensland. Mr. W. Hansen, BE BSc MS(Colorado) AMIEAust, is Engineer-in-Charge, Burdekin Bridge Works, Home Hill, North Queensland.
The Burdekin Bridge is a high-level bridge over the Burdekin River at Home Hill in North Queensland, that consists of ten 250-ft. Pratt truss spans, sixteen 45-ft. plate girder spans, and six 60-ft. plate girder spans, incorporating 7,000 tons of structural steel.[This paper was awarded the 1957 W. H. Warren Memorial Prize]
- Abstract
This paper deals with the use of more than 300,000 high-strength bolts for the field connections of the new Burdekin. Bridge. The bolts are described, along with the circumstances leading to the decision to use them and the manner in which supply was effected. Details are given of field procedures used and difficulties encountered. Experience at Burdekin Bridge confirms that as fasteners for field connections of structural steel members, these bolts are superior to field rivets in cost, convenience and time taken for installation. No slip has been observed during erection operations, for static loading of fasteners to levels 30 per cent in excess of normal rivet design values.