Sutong Bridge-A Cable-stayed Bridge with Main Span of 1088 Meters
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Qingzhong You
Ping He Xuewu Dong Xigang Zhang Shouchang Wu |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress Chicago 2008 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 142-149 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2008 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137908796292083 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Sutong Bridge is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world with a main span of 1088 meters. In this paper, design and construction concepts are briefly presented. Furthermore, key technologies and innovative achievements are summarized mainly on piled foundation bearing capacity analysis, river bed scour protection and monitoring, superstructure wind-resistance study, mid-span closure method as well as long cantilever structure construction control. |
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| Keywords: |
cable-stayed bridge foundation pylon steel box girder construction control cable stay
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