Method for improving a steel bridge, as well as a steel bridge improved in this manner

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EP 1 865 109 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/52

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/50

(21)	Application number: 07109319.9

(22)	Date of filing: 31.05.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E01D 22/00^(2006.01)

E01D 19/12^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

31.05.2006 NL 1031931
31.05.2006 NL 1031929

(71)	Applicant: Heijmans Infrastructuur B.V.
	5248 JT Rosmalen (NL)

(72)	Inventor:
	van Bochove, Gerrit Gijsbertus 4051 CG, Ochten (NL)

(74)	Representative: Swinkels, Bart Willem
	Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 NL-2502 LS The Hague NL-2502 LS The Hague (NL)

(54)	Method for improving a steel bridge, as well as a steel bridge improved in this manner

(57) A method for improving a bridge provided with a bridge deck construction which comprises a steel cover plate as well as stiffeners attached to the underside of the steel cover plate, comprises the step of:
covering the upper side of the steel cover plate with a prefabricated concrete deck.
Furthermore, the method comprises adjusting the concrete deck in the vertical direction with respect to the steel bridge deck, as well as filling an open space between the upper side of the steel bridge deck and the underside of the concrete deck with a filling agent.

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