Durability Features of the Vimy Memorial Bridge
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Jack Ajrab
(Parsons, Ottawa, ON, Canada)
W. Victor Anderson (Parsons, Ottawa, ON, Canada) Marcel Delph (Parsons, Ottawa, ON, Canada) Sylvain Montminy (Parsons, Ottawa, ON, Canada) Ryan O'Connell (Parsons, Ottawa, ON, Canada) |
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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): | 66-74 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 9 | ||||
| Year: | 2015 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137815818356945 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The Vimy Memorial Bridge is a new structure crossing the Rideau River in Ottawa, Canada. The Rideau River at the bridge location is part of the Rideau Canal System, a recognized National Historic Site in Canada and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An overhead structure, comprised of steel tubular triple arches, that spans the entire waterway with a 125m main span, exceeded the imposed design requirements and resulted in an iconic gateway structure. The bridge design incorporated several durability features to achieve the 100-year design life and to minimize future works to the bridge at this nationally significant site. |
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| Keywords: |
bridge sustainability durability hangers arch tubular sections closed box girders
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