Prestressed concrete bridges
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| # | Name | Country | main span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Second Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge | Japan | 1020 m |
| 2 | Cuu Long Bridge | Vietnam | 550 m |
| 3 | Atlantic Bridge | Panama | 530 m |
| 4 | Shantou Bay Bridge | China | 452 m |
| 5 | Engineer Carlos Fernández Casado Bridge | Spain | 440 m |
| 6 | Helgeland Bridge | Norway | 425 m |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama Bridge | Portugal | 420 m |
| 8 | Wadi Leban Bridge | Saudi Arabia | 405 m |
| 9 | Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge | China | 400 m |
| 10 | Iroise Bridge | France | 400 m |
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Case Studies & Reports
Seismic Retrofitting of Viaduct Piers
Colombia: Horseshoe shape of the Yarumo Blanco Viaduct challenges engineers.
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Neckar valley bridge is moved much more cheaply thanks to special engineering idea
The Nuremberg engineering office K+S Ingenieur-Consult GmbH & Co. KG - in close cooperation with Hochtief Infrastructure GmbH and on behalf of BauArge A6 West - has planned and helped to prepare the tran ... [more]
Colossus of the Caribbean with challenging load changes
MAURER supplies all bridge bearings for the Pumarejo cable-stayed bridge in Colombia, the longest road bridge in the country. Challenges are strong vertical and horizontal bridge deck movements under wind and earthquake effects.
[more]Literature
- (2004): 3D FE Modeling and Field Test of Decked Precast, Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Metropolitan Habitats and Infrastructure, Shanghai, China, 22-24 September 2004, pp. 186-187.
- (1966): Acueducto pretensado sobre el arroyo de "El Gato". In: Hormigón y acero, v. 17, n. 80-81 (3rd Quarter 1966), pp. 351-365.
- (1955): Acueducto tubular, de hormigón pretensado, para cruzar la carretera de Casilina. In: Hormigón pretensado, v. 6, n. 25 (March 1955), pp. 16-33.
- (1972): Adaptabitlity of precast block system in prestressed concrete bridges. Presented at: Ninth Congress of IABSE = Neuvième Congrès de l'AIPC = Neunter Kongress der IVBH, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8-13 May 1972.
- (2014): Adapting a prestressed concrete bridge for cyclists and to provide nesting sites for house martins. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 September 2014, pp. 2610-2617.
