Subsídios para o diagnóstico das patologias de pontes de madeira do município de Ampére - PR

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the most recurrent damage, the bridges of the city of Ampere for the purpose of ensuring the correct functioning of the transport infrastructure and the preservation of public property and safety for the user. To do so, first identified the wooden bridges of the municipality; later was identified major pathologies of the bridges. Furthermore, we identified the agricultural equipment and machinery that use of wooden bridges that municipality. Data were obtained primarily for personal non-participant observation, descriptive style of reporting, and reasoned with photographic illustrations. The survey results revealed that the wooden bridges that municipality mostly are in terrible condition. It was observed that the problem more aggravating is due to the fact that these bridges are not meeting the needs of agricultural producers in need of the same for transportation machinery such as tractors, harvesters or even larger truck. This is because the size of the bridges falls short of the size of farm machinery. Given the observed facts, it was proposed to remedy the problem, a design model based on the demands of the circumstances of use of wooden bridges, or increase their size using eucalyptus wood.