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10.1002/stc.35.abs
With the Messina project on the verge of realisation, attention should be directed towards state‐of‐the‐art examples of large‐span cable‐supported bridges. Several bridges demonstrate the result of excellent engineering and design around the globe, all of which may provide useful indications of best practice for the design and construction of future bridges. This paper describes such issues exemplified by the Storebælt (Great Belt) suspension bridge in Denmark.
The Messina bridge will mark a giant leap with regard to maximum bridge spans, from the present 1990 m maximum of the Akashi bridge in Japan to the 3300 m main span of the Messina bridge. Furthermore, the new bridge will, as no other before, be subject to the effects of huge permanent loads, rail traffic, vehicle loadings, wind loadings and drifts, seismic effects, etc., all issues which need be dealt with utmost care, and which should use the technical specialist experience gained from the design and construction of recently built large cable‐supported bridges.
New technologies for: safety and reliability determination; risk management; construction materials; construction techniques; bridge deflections and stabilisation; comfort; numerical wind tunnel testing; dehumidification systems; and structural monitoring may contribute to an optimised design of future state‐of‐the‐art bridges. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
10.1002/stc.35.abs
With the Messina project on the verge of realisation, attention should be directed towards state‐of‐the‐art examples of large‐span cable‐supported bridges. Several bridges demonstrate the result of excellent engineering and design around the globe, all of which may provide useful indications of best practice for the design and construction of future bridges. This paper describes such issues exemplified by the Storebælt (Great Belt) suspension bridge in Denmark.
The Messina bridge will mark a giant leap with regard to maximum bridge spans, from the present 1990 m maximum of the Akashi bridge in Japan to the 3300 m main span of the Messina bridge. Furthermore, the new bridge will, as no other before, be subject to the effects of huge permanent loads, rail traffic, vehicle loadings, wind loadings and drifts, seismic effects, etc., all issues which need be dealt with utmost care, and which should use the technical specialist experience gained from the design and construction of recently built large cable‐supported bridges.
New technologies for: safety and reliability determination; risk management; construction materials; construction techniques; bridge deflections and stabilisation; comfort; numerical wind tunnel testing; dehumidification systems; and structural monitoring may contribute to an optimised design of future state‐of‐the‐art bridges. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The Storebælt East Bridge
Ostenfeld, K. H. (author)
Structural Control and Health Monitoring ; 11 ; 125-139
2004-04-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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