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Reopening of the Footbridge in Bratislava Exposed to Fire Cover

Reopening of the Footbridge in Bratislava Exposed to Fire

Open Access
|Mar 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1:

View at the entrance to the chamber of the footbridge and inside the chamber after the fire of the electrical cables

Figure 2:

Situation plan of the approach footbridge

Figure 3:

Cross-section of the footbridge

Figure 4:

Spalling of the concrete inside footbridge box cell web on the left, RC slab right

Figure 5:

Plastic tanks used as testing load

Figure 6:

Arrangement of the tanks on the damaged span – girder N1

Figure 7:

FEM model of the footbridge structure - girder N1

Figure 8:

Photo of the damaged span during and after inspection

Relationship between fire temperature and thickness of concrete sparse layer

Burning thickness [mm]Field temperature [°C]
1 – 2< 700
2 – 3700 – 800
3 – 4800 – 850
4 – 5850 – 900
5 – 6900 – 1000
> 6> 1000

Measured concrete strength by the Schmidt hammer

PlacementBeamSurfaceCube strength [MPa]Cylinder strength [MPa]Ratio [%]
Web at centre of the fireAInside43.637.0385.4
Web at centre of the fireBinside38.732.976.2
Web at centre of the heatAoutside47.3440.2492.8
Web at centre of the heatBoutside47.2540.1693.1
Bottom flange at centre of the fireBoutside50.4942.9299.4
Un-affected webAInside51.0343.38100
Un-affected webBinside50.7643.15100

Prestressed strand strength after heating and cooling

Gustaferro & Martin 1988EN 1992-1-2 (2023)
Temperature[%] of initial strengthTemperature[%] of initial strength
< 400 °C100100 °C98
≈ 482 °C70200 °C87
≈ 600 °C50300 °C70
400 °C50
500 °C30
600 °C14

Comparison of measured and assessed deformations

spansectiondeflections [mm]RatioRatio
predicted fpredmeasured fmesfmes/ fpredN1/N2
N1centre5.805.200.8901.175
centre −9.7 m4.003.380.8451.153
N2centre6.404.800.7541.0
centre −9.7 m4.503.300.7331.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2026-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
Language: English
Page range: 294 - 303
Submitted on: Aug 13, 2025
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Accepted on: Aug 28, 2025
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Published on: Mar 24, 2026
Published by: University of Žilina
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2026 Jaroslav Halvonik, Viktor Borzovič, Peter Paulík, published by University of Žilina
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