Cable Supported Pedestrian Bridges in Remote Locations of the Swiss Alps
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Martin Bechtold
(FATZER AG, 8590 Romanshorn, Switzerland)
Manuel Eicher (FATZER AG, 8590 Romanshorn, Switzerland) Niklaus Schmocker (Seiler AG, 3806 Bönigen, Switzerland) Martin Dietrich (Theiler Ingenieure AG, 3600 Thun, Switzerland) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference Geneva 2015 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 526-533 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2015 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137815818357511 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Steel cable supported pedestrian bridges are light weight structures. This makes them suitable for
In remote areas the aspect of light weight does not only play a role within the finished structure but also during transport and installation. Experience in operating in mountainous areas as for aerial ropeways helps to take on these challenges with the right partners. The paper describes three pedestrian bridges in remote locations of the Swiss Alps which were realized by the same designer, contractor and rope manufacturer. It shows the challenges and solutions in design, manufacture, transport and installation in the context of functionality, economics and the surrounding landscape. |
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| Keywords: |
pedestrian bridge light-weight structure prestretched full locked coil rope rope structure
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