Analysis of the possibilities of adapting the DMS-65 structure for modern transportation infrastructure requirements

• Main Authors: Jan Marszałek, Ryszard Chmielewski, Andrzej Wolniewicz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna, Redakcja Wydawnictw WAT, ul. gen. S. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warszawa 2016-09-01
• Series: Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej
• Subjects: folding bridges; operation of bridges; special conditions; modernization of constructions
• Online Access: http://biuletynwat.pl/icid/1223262

The paper presents the possibility of applying the DMS-65 structure for temporary reconstruction of a bridge infrastructure. These constructions can be widely applied for restoration or repairing a transport infrastructure, damaged by natural disasters or other cata-strophes. The article includes the problems of applicability of this design in variety of mounting ar-rangements. The authors attempt to assess the possibility of applying the DMS-65 road folding bridge in the current service conditions, including the already completed modernization.[b]Keywords[/b]: folding bridges, operation of bridges, special conditions, modernization of constructions