ViA15 - A paradigm switch for bridge design
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Toon Maas
(Project Architect, Ney & Partners, Brussels, BE )
Laurent Ney (Founder & CEO, Ney & Partners, Brussels, BE) Eric Bodarwè (Managing Director, Ney & Partners, Brussels, BE) |
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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): | 2035-2042 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/ghent.2021.2035 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Designing new highway infrastructure creates accessibility and improve traffic situations, however, on the direct environment, a positive impact is less evident. This paper discusses the project vision and the bridge design of the new highway infrastructure over the Pannerdensch Kanaal and its surrounding Natura-2000 area. The project is part of the extension of the A15 and connection to the A12 in Gelderland, The Netherlands. When designing new highway infrastructure, the car is the biggest winner. The others unfortunately tend to lose. The others are, what we like to call, “The local habitat”: local population, cyclists and pedestrians, but as well the flora and fauna. A paradigm switch is needed and lays at the basis of this nature-inclusive infrastructure, with the longest covered cycle bridge in the world. |
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| Keywords: |
architecture footbridge bridge design infrastructure engineering cycling bridge
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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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