Forth Replacement Crossing: Scheme design of the bridge
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Matt Carter
Steve Kite Naeem Hussain Alan Seywright Mike Glover Billy Minto |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Sustainable Infrastructure - Environment Friendly, Safe and Resource Efficient, Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 September 2009 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Bangkok 2009 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 107-116 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2009 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137809796088305 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The Forth Replacement Crossing will be built across the Firth of Forth in Scotland to maintain and enhance a vital transport link in the country. The wide estuary will be crossed by a pair of 650 m main spans with crossing cable stays employed to stabilise the central tower, a unique design feature for a bridge of this scale. The scheme design of the crossing, being carried out by the Jacobs-Arup JV, aims to provide a fitting 21st century icon, standing alongside existing 19th and 20th century Grade A listed bridges. |
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| Keywords: |
design cable-stayed bridge
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