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Enhancing Wallace Avenue Footbridge: Maintenance & Design Improvements

Evaluate the current material conditions like rust and cracking, propose replacing the wooden deck with metal for durability, improving safety with an additional handrail, and address maintenance issues. Learn more about the challenges and solutions in this project.

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Enhancing Wallace Avenue Footbridge: Maintenance & Design Improvements

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  1. Wallace Avenue Footbridge By: Jae Kim, Stephen Lau, Aaron Curtis Tobuilt.ca

  2. Contents • Recap • Maintenance • Design Improvements and its impacts City of Toronto Archives, Series 376[189?]

  3. Previously on Studio 5 •Material conditions: •Steel: rust •Concrete: cracking and rust •Wood: sturdy, but not ideal •Design decisions: •Steps: Steel frame filled with concrete. •Deck: greater than CTADG standard (over 2 meters) •Goal: to evaluate these materials and design decisions and to suggest improvements.

  4. Maintenance Needed • Cracking on concrete abutment • Inspect the steel staircase frame • Install 2nd bike ramp? • Water collection on abutments • Replace baluster

  5. 1st improvement: Metallic Deck • Replace the wooden deck with metal • Wood needs replacement often • Metal lasts 3 times longer • Weight is same • Production cost is slightly higher • Improves maintainability City of Toronto Archives, Series 372, 1916

  6. 2nd Improvement: Rails • Add the extra handrail in the middle. • Stairs are especially slippery (due to metal frame) • Bridge is wider than 2000 mm. • Improves the heavy traffic. • Safer (less falling down the stairs) • Improves user experience I told you about the stairs bro. Technical Booklet H2006

  7. Redesigning the Entire Bridge? • Limited by railway and nearby road • No space for wheelchair ramp • Bridge is at least 100 years old • Outdated

  8. Acknowledgments • Professor Irish • OSIM • Accessibility Guidelines • City of Toronto

  9. Thanks for watching! Any questions?

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