Abou Tesht Bridge

Client: GARBL Scope: Structural Design Location: Qena, Egypt

The bridge has a total length of 550 m, comprising a 19 main bridge and a 300 m long ramp. The first four spans consist of 25 m-long cast-in-situ reinforced concrete three box girders supported on end diaphragm beams. The diaphragm beams are monolithically to the RC column, except at the abutment and transition support, where neoprene bearing are provided. The superstructure consists of 1.60 m-deep box girders with reinforced concrete top and bottom slabs of varying thicknesses. The RC columns, varying in size from 2.0 × 2.0 m to 3.25 × 3.25 m, are supported on pile caps of varying thicknesses