Análisis y propuesta de intervención de la patología de la construcción del puente vehicular Progal vía Ambalá del Municipio de Ibagué

Abstract

The research objective is to analyze the construction path of the Progal Ambalá Avenue Vehicular Bridge in the city of Ibagué in order to establish preventive intervention proposals to improve its appearance and functionality. The applied inspection methodology belongs to the INVIAS standard, in the section of bridges and pontoons, methodological inspection section of the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), in which the items surface and equipment, substructure, superstructure in concrete are taken, metallic superstructure and other components for analysis. The findings were as follows: The bridge beams did not comply with the standard fatigue effort, which is why they are structural elements with greater seismic vulnerability; the fins, had serious injuries; the surrounding walls presented a pathology called mechanical injury with the detachment of its integrity. As solution proposals, actions were established focused on stability in mechanical damages, and the introduction of efforts in a controlled manner for load control.