Failure in Pescadero Bridge

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Failure in Pescadero Bridge

(Bogotá- Bucaramanga Highway)


A. De La Torre Reyes
A.C. Giraldo Ospino
M.A. Narváez Cuadro
A.H. Ortega Heredia
S.J. Santa Torres
University of Cartagena
Faculty of engineering
Civil engineering
Materials resistance
Manuel Saba
The Pescadero Bridge
collapsed on January 7,
1996, is located in the
sector of Oiba -
Piedecuesta on the
Bogotá - Bucaramanga
highway, located
between San Gil and
Bucaramanga
Source: Geographic Institute "Agustín Codazzi",
1982
BACKGROUND
On December 30, 1983
the National Road Fund
signed Contract No. 653
with the company SAC
Estructuras Metálicas to
carry out the
construction of the
Pescadero Bridge.
Source: SAC Estructuras Metálicas, 1995
BACKGROUND
After this bridge was
put into service in
December 1994 there
were abnormalities in
terms of damage to
the supports of four
longitudinal beams.
Source: Dikon, 1995
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BRIDGE

• Width 7.30 meters, with two 0.35 meter curbs


• Width of the board 8.0 meters
• Materials: ASTM A-36, ASTM A-572 grade 50 sheets
• Design 3-S-2 truck
• Span between supports 120.0 meters
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BRIDGE

• Total length 120.6 meters


• Transverse distance between axes of arches or
stiffening beams 8.55 meters
• Arrow of bow 24.0 meters
• Traffic gauge 6.0 meters
INSPECTION OF THE
SUPERSTRUCTURE
• Board:
o Stiffness beam
o Cross beams
o Longitudinal beams
o Braces
o Handrails
o Slab Source: SAC Estructuras Metálicas, 1995
INSPECTION OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE

• Arch: all elements were inspected and some


elements are in good condition but other like
pendolons and slab require immediate repair
LEVELING

Was carried out along the main beam in the


sector of the pendolons, so it could be seen in the
topographic portfolio that has a level difference of
2.5 cm
TRANSIT

During the inspections, up to three type 3-S-2


trucks were observed crossing the bridge
simultaneously, exceeding the design maximum
load of 40 tons.
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL
RODS INSTITUTE

On August, the firm presented a document to Invías,


which specified that an inspection was carried out and
from whose visit it was mentioned that the structure
presented deterioration.
THE COLLAPSE OF THE
BRIDGE AND THE CAUSES

The collapse was caused by


a fatigue failure in the welded
joint of the stiffener-bottom
plate of the arch, which in
turn triggered fatigue
problems in the bottom plate
Source: El Tiempo, 1996
THE COLLAPSE OF THE
BRIDGE AND THE CAUSES
The first fatigue was caused
by a deficiency in the design
of the arch-pendulum knot.
The fact that the width-
thickness ratios were
exceeded shows that it was
in unfavorable conditions.
Source: El Tiempo, 1996
THE COLLAPSE OF THE BRIDGE AND THE
CAUSES

To determine the cause of the collapse, finite element


models of the arch nodes were used, which showed
high levels of concentrated stress acting on the inner
plate.
THE COLLAPSE OF THE
BRIDGE AND THE CAUSES
The arch is left with an
insufficient cross section to
resist compression in the
node zone and with greater
loads and fatigue cracks in
the nodes adjacent to the
fault.
Source: El Tiempo, 1996
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Cuba Morales, D. S. (2011). ESTUDIO DE LAS CAUSAS Y SOLUCIONES
ESTRUCTURALES DEL COLAPSO PTOTAL O PARCIAL DE LOS PUENTES
VEHICULARES DE COLOMBIA DESDE 1986 AL 2011 Y LA EVALUACION DE LAS
CONSECUENCIA DEL DERRUMBAMIENTO DE UNO DE ELLOS. 1(2), 276.
https://doi.org/10.16194/j.cnki.31-1059/g4.2011.07.016
• Muñoz Diaz, E. E. (2014). ESTUDIO DE LAS CAUSAS DEL COLAPSO DE ALGUNOS
PUENTES EN COLOMBIA.
THANKS!

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