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Archtec: Pop Bottle Bridge Supplementary Load Test

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Description

In the course of discussions with the Bridge Owners Forum (BOF) – Masonry Arch Subgroup, regarding the more widespread adoption of Archtec, the benefit of a Supplementary Load test to investigate the behaviour of unstrengthened and strengthened arches under service loads was identified. Following a meeting of the BOF with Gifford and Partners and Cintec on 5 September 2003 Pop Bottle Bridge in Lincolnshire was identified as suitable for such testing.

Pop Bottle Bridge had already been allocated for strengthening using the Archtec system and the Client, Lincolnshire County Council, kindly agreed that Supplementary Load tests could be carried out in parallel with the strengthening works.

This report describes the Supplementary Load tests that were undertaken in the first quarter of 2004 before and after strengthening the bridge with the Archtec system.

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