Deconstruction of the Original Champlain Bridge | Learning from the past to better build the future | PJCCI
Deconstruction of the Original Champlain Bridge | Learning from the past to better build the future
May 18, 2021 Expertise, Research and Applications Champlain deconstruction
Deconstruction of the Original Champlain Bridge | Learning from the past to better build the future
Research and Development: ÉTS studying the original Champlain Bridge’s fretted elastomeric bearings
 

You can find more details about this research project.
 

14 bearings being studied by ÉTS 
 

In January, Dr. Lotfi Guizani, PhD, Eng., from the Department of Construction Engineering at the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), received 14 bearings from the original Champlain Bridge to carry out his project on the Improvement of Hysteretic Behaviour of Fretted Elastomeric Bearings for Seismic Isolation of Bridges. 
 

“Right now, this research team is visually examining all bearings recovered from the bridge and taking samples for characterization tests. They are also performing a literature review on the mechanical properties of natural rubber-based elastomers and the effect of aging,” said Moctar Sidibé, Senior Engineer from the Expertise, Research and Applications Directorate at The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated.  
 

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Photo: Batch of fretted elastomeric bearings removed from the original Champlain Bridge. 

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