Durable design of a 42m full FRP footbridge for Bergen, Norway.
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Leisbeth Tromp
(Royal HaskoningDHV)
Kees Van Ijselmuijden (Royal HaskoningDHV) Ton Boeters (Royal HaskoningDHV) Stian Persson (Norwegian Public Roads Administration-Statens vegvesen) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Vancouver 2017 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1832-1838 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 7 | ||||
| Year: | 2017 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/vancouver.2017.1832 | ||||
| Abstract: |
A tender design was prepared for a bridge at Paradis, Bergen, Norway. It is a full Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) structure. The material and detailing have been optimised for the application in the Norwegian wet and cold climate. With its free span of 42m, this bridge is one of the longest spans for bridges in full FRP worldwide. In close cooperation with the Client, Statens vegvesen, a design for a pedestrian bridge was prepared by the team consisting of architects and engineers of RoyalHaskoningDHV. Statens vegvesen requires a low maintenance solution to minimise life cycle costs and hindrance for traffic on road and rail. The choice for FRP was made to prevent durability issues due to thermal fatigue and salting in winter times. This paper presents the interaction of design, material and manufacturing process. It describes the results of the structural analysis and highlights the principle of the solutions for reliable and easy to assemble connections. |
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| Keywords: |
design bridge low maintenance lightweight engineering structural analyses Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP)
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