Ancient and modern - a contemporary footbridge at Harlech Castle, Wales
| Author(s): |
Katalin Andrasi
(Mott MacDonald Ltd, Cardiff, Wales, UK/Altrincham, England, UK)
Brian Duguid 
(Mott MacDonald Ltd, Cardiff, Wales, UK/Altrincham, England, UK)
Tim Burton (SH Structures, Sherburn-in-Elmet, England, UK) James Packer (David Dexter Associates, Stroud, England, UK) Pete Winslow (Expedition Engineering, London, England, UK) |
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| Medium: | conference paper |
| Language(s): | English |
| Conference: | IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016 |
| Published in: | IABSE Congress Stockholm, 2016 |
| Page(s): | 2391-2398 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| DOI: | 10.2749/stockholm.2016.2382 |
| Abstract: |
A new pedestrian crossing opened in 2015 to visitors of Harlech Castle providing level access to the castle from the newly opened visitor centre. The installation of the new footbridge was possibly the most ambitious construction project to take place at Harlech since the building of the castle itself. This paper details how the client’s aspirations for the footbridge have been fulfilled by the designers, the fabricator and the wider construction team and the challenges they all faced to ensure the scheme made a successful contribution to the local econony. |
| Keywords: |
aesthetics footbridge dynamic behavior structural steel Vierendeel truss design development
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| License: | This creative work is copyrighted. The copyright holder(s) do(es) not grant any usage rights other than viewing and downloading the work for personal use. Further copying or publication requires the permission of the copyright holder(s). |
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