Load testing of the Pelješac Bridge begins

On Thursday, 20.1.2022, static and dynamic load testing began on the Pelješac bridge. 20 trucks weighing 40 tons operating to conduct the load test. The aim of the test is to show whether the behaviour of the bridge structure under moving and stationary load is in accordance with the designed values. Upon completion of the load testing, a technical inspection of the bridge follows. The bridge is planned to open to traffic in June, after completion of access roads. A 2404-meter long Pelješac bridge, is a multi-span cable-stayed structure with an orthotropic steel deck. The width of the three-cell superstructure is 22,5 meters. The pylon heights above the sea level are up to 100 meters. The Pelješac bridge project was prepared by Joint Venture Pipenbaher Consulting Engineers, Ponting and University of Zagreb, Faculty of civil engineering. The author of architectural and structural bridge concept and the Main Designer of the bridge is Marjan Pipenbaher. The client is Hrvatske Ceste d.o.o., and the contractor is Chinese company China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). Project details: https://www.ponting.si/en/projects/peljesac-bridge-115.html Video by Hrvatske ceste. --- Začetek obremenilnih preizkusov mostu na Pelješac V četrtek se je pričela obremenilna preizkušnja mostu, ki bo trajala do sredine naslednjega tedna. Za izvedbo obremenilnega preizkusa je potrebnih 20 tovornjakov skupne mase 40 ton. Namen testa je pokazati, ali je obnašanje konstrukcije ob testni dinamični in statični obtežbi v skladu s projektiranimi vrednostmi. Podatki bodo zbrani z uporabo ustreznih senzorjev in sistemov za zajem podatkov. Po zaključku obremenilnih preizkusov mostu bo sledil tehnični pregled mostu. Po predvidevanjih bo most predan v uporabo junija, po dokončanju dostopnih cest. 2404 metrov dolg most na Pelješac je zasnovan kot semi-integralni most s poševnimi zategami in jekleno voziščno konstrukcijo. Širina tricelične voziščne konstrucije znaša 22,5 metra, višina pilonov, merjeno do morske gladine, pa znaša do 100 metrov. Projekt mostu je pripravila skupina projektantskih podjetij - Joint Venture Pipenbaher Consulting Engineers, Ponting in Građevinski fakultet iz Zagreba. Avtor arhitekturne in konstrukcijske zasnove ter glavni in odgovorni projektant mostu je Marjan Pipenbaher. Naročnik so Hrvatske ceste d.o.o., izvajalec del pa China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). Podrobnosti projekta: https://www.ponting.si/si/projekti/most-na-peljesac-115.html Video: Hrvatske ceste #pontingbridges #bridge #bridgedesign #civilengineering #structuraldesign #architecture