The Samuel De Champlain Bridge – A holistic approach to sustainability and durability
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Marwan Nader
(T.Y. Lin International, San Francisco, United States of America)
Carol Choi (T.Y. Lin International, San Francisco, United States of America) James Duxbury (T.Y. Lin International, San Francisco, United States of America) Guy Mailhot (Infrastructure Canada, Montreal, Canada) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, Ghent, Belgium, 22-24 September 2021 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress Ghent 2021 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1205-1214 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 10 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/ghent.2021.1205 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The Samuel De Champlain Bridge is one of the busiest bridges in North America. With over $20 billion Canada-US trade crossings annually, it is vital to Canada’s international trade partnership. Spanning the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, this lifeline structure faces unique hazards including extreme cold climate conditions, ice abrasion, ice-accretion on stays, de-icing salt attacks, wind, vessel collision, scour, and seismic activity, while meeting the required design life of 125 years. This paper discusses the holistic approach adopted to achieve the project’s sustainability and durability objectives. The project started with extensive environmental assessments, implemented design strategies to minimize environmental impacts, and employed a comprehensive durability plan and a structural maintenance plan. The Samuel De Champlain Bridge received the PLATINUM ENVISION® award for Sustainable Infrastructure Project. |
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| Keywords: |
cable-stayed bridge sustainability durability maintenance access gantry
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| Copyright: | © 2021 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) | ||||
| License: | This creative work is copyrighted material and may not be used without explicit approval by the author and/or copyright owner. |
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