Cable-stayed bridges: Case Studies
Case Studies & Reports
Design of bearings for the Queensferry Crossing, Scotland
A special design has been developed for the vertically-oriented bearings between the towers and the deck of the Queensferry Crossing across the Fir ... more
New stay cable bridge in Mersch, Luxembourg
In the community of Mersch in Luxembourg, a new, 260 m long, four span stay cable was recently built. The bridge has span lengths of 2 x 43.3 m and ... more
First for Forth – the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland
The Queensferry Crossing, currently under construction across the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland, is being built to carry most of the traf ... more
Abraham Lincoln Bridge in Louisville, USA
The Abraham Lincoln Bridge is part of the large infrastructure project "Ohio River Bridges Downtown Crossing" in Louisville, Kentucky. The bridge t ... more
109 strand stay cables stabilize Capivari Bridge in Brazil
Recently, DSI was awarded a contract to strengthen an existing steel girder bridge that crosses the Capivari Water Reservoir in southern Brazil. Th ... more
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge resists laminar flows with Tuned Mass Dampers
Presently, and starting from Hong Kong, the 35 km long Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is being constructed over the delta of the Pearl River. The br ... more
The Tsubasa Bridge – Cambodia’s longest bridge
With a length of approx. 167 km, National Highway 1 in Cambodia connects the capital of Phnom Penh with the Bavet border crossing to Vietnam. Due t ... more
Harpe Bru – Norway's first extradosed cable-stayed bridge
In the course of the European Route E6 expansion in Norway, the plans include a 320 m long bridge which spans the Gudbrandsdalen Lågen river. For t ... more
New Tomei Expressway on Honshu, Japan
In April 2012, approximately 162 km of the New Tomei Expressway between Tokyo and Nagoya were opened. This expressway is located on the south-easte ... more
Krakow-Plaszow railway junction: cost-effective cable-stayed bridge erection
The current expansion of the Krakow metropolitan railway network (KST) requires, among other things, crossing of the Krakow-Plaszow railway junctio ... more