US Olympic Museum
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Lana Potapova
(Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York, NY, USA)
Matt Carter (Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York, NY, USA) Merica Jensen (Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York, NY, USA) Any Nielsen (AndersonMasonDale, Denver, CO, USA) Kathleen Krager (Abstract) Ryan Phipps (Abstract) |
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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): | 2265-2271 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 7 | ||||
| Year: | 2017 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/vancouver.2017.2265 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The US Olympic Museum (USOM) Footbridge is a 245ft clear spanning footbridge over Union Pacific Rail Road. This bridge is situated at the foothills of Rocky Mountains in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The dramatic and unique Rip-Curl concept will enhance the landscape between future US Olympic Museum and America the Beautiful Park. The footbridge is designed in collaboration with AMD architects, DS+R architects, UP Rail Road and City of Colorado Springs. The Rip Curl superstructure is a sweeping asymmetrical steel shell morphed from an arched 70 ksi steel top chord and a “stressed skin” web. The concept is designed to both integrate with the aesthetic vision for the US Olympic Museum and to minimize impact on busy rail operations during construction as well as reduce maintenance for the client. This paper describes the rigorous analysis and design behind this unique concept |
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| Keywords: |
steel bridges architecture innovative structural systems
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