C O N T E N T S

1. INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES

3. POP BOTTLE BRIDGE

4. TEST ARRANGEMENTS

4.1 Overview

4.2 Instrumentation

4.2.1 Displacement Measurements
4.2.2 Intrados Strain Measurement
4.2.3 Crack Monitoring
4.2.4 Anchor Instrumentation

4.3 Loading

5. NUMERICAL MODEL

6. RESULTS

6.1 Tests

6.1.1 Vertical Displacement
6.1.2 Crack Monitoring
6.1.3 Intrados Strains
6.1.4 Anchor Strains

6.2 Predicted

7. DISCUSSION

7.1 Comparison of Test Results

7.1.1 Crack Monitoring
7.1.2 Intrados Strains

7.2 Comparison of Predicted and Test Results

7.2.1 Intrados Strains
7.2.2 Anchor strains

8. CONCLUSIONS

APPENDICES

A GA of Pop Bottle Bridge

B Detail of Archtec Strengthening

C Arrangement of Instrumentation

D Test Load Positions