Abstract:Different from other main structures and ancillary facilities of the bridge, affected by temperature and other factors, the expansion and deformation of the bridge is a dynamic change process from the construction of bridge superstructure to the operation process. For the reasonable and healthy bridge expansion state, it is necessary to comprehensively control the bridge expansion and expansion joint installation width, the fixed constraint arrangement of the main beam, the width of the main beam joint, the product selection, the product commissioning and on-site installation, the expansion joint drainage, the transition zone concrete crack prevention and other aspects. However, as a bridge auxiliary facility and the final process of project construction, the expansion joints are often not paid attention in design and construction. In practical engineering, it is not uncommon to control the expansions of bridges simply by means of factory supply expansion devices. During the operation phase, the expansion joints are often the functional parts with the most frequent diseases and the heaviest maintenance burden. On this basis, taking the commonly used bridge comb plate expansion joint as an example, the control essentials in the design and construction process of bridge expansion joint are discussed, which provides some reference for similar projects.