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Journal Article

Author
Kindler, J. E.
Title
Burdekin Bridge superstructure
In
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
vol. 30, no. 6, Jun 1958, pp. 169-184
Description

This paper, No.1337, originated in the Brisbane Division of The Institution and was presented before a General Meeting of the Division on 29th November, 1957.

The author, J. E. Kindler, ME MIEAust, is Chief Engineer, Co-Ordinator-General's Department, Queensland.

[This paper was awarded the 1958 R. W. Chapman Medal, and the 1958 W. H. Warren Memorial Prize]

Abstract

This paper describes the design, fabrication and erection of the superstructure of the new high-level bridge over the Burdekin River at Home Hill, Queensland, officially opened in June, 1957. The design features a new structural arrangement in that the deck-system stringers of the "through" 250-ft. span main trusses have been made to share the direct load in the lower chords; no intermediate stringer expansion joints were therefore necessary. Erection of the main spans was effected by free-cantilevering, while high-strength bolts were used in place of rivets for the field connections of the 7,000 tons of structural steelwork in the completed bridge.

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  • 'R. W. Chapman Medal - 1958 Award and Warren Memorial Prize - 1958 Award', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 31 (9) (1959), N63. Details

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