TENDON ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR EXTERNALLY REINFORCING A LOAD BEARING BEAM

摘要

A tendon alignment assembly (20) and method for aligning and providing a bearing surface for externally exposed tendons (10) below a weight bearing structure comprises a tendon slide plate (30) rigidly fined to the underside of a structure and a tendon alignment shoe (50) in sliding and rotational engagement to the tendon slide plate. The bottom surface (52) of the tendon alignment shoe (50) defines a cavity (54) for receiving a tendon (10). The assembly provides for automatic alignment of the tendons regardless of the skew of the bridge relative to the bridge supports and also for movement caused by dynamic and thermal loading.