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Piston stayed bascule bridge: a novel mobile bridge typology at Temse, Belgium

 Piston stayed bascule bridge: a novel mobile bridge typology at Temse, Belgium
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Presented at 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008, published in , pp. 260-261
DOI: 10.2749/222137908796292560
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This paper discusses a novel typology for medium span mobile bridges: the piston stayed bascule bridge. The Temse bridge over the river Scheldt (Belgium) illustrates this system. This competition w...
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Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008
Published in:
Page(s): 260-261 Total no. of pages: 6
Page(s): 260-261
Total no. of pages: 6
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.2749/222137908796292560
Abstract:

This paper discusses a novel typology for medium span mobile bridges: the piston stayed bascule bridge. The Temse bridge over the river Scheldt (Belgium) illustrates this system. This competition winning project runs 374m over seven fixed parts with spans varying between 18 and 74 m and two mobile spans of 28m. The design considerations and the structural static and kinematic system for this project are discussed. The main design idea is “structural integration” namely that one element fulfils more than one function. The structural innovation lies in the use of the piston stay that doubles up as static structural element and as a kinematic actuator. Combined with counterweights, this structural system presents a new and elegant solution for mobile bridges.

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typology stay bascule piston mobile multi-functional

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