General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge Haunched girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
| Construction method: |
Precast segmental construction using launching gantry |
Location
| Location: |
Veytaux, Vaud, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 46° 25' 10.68" N 6° 55' 48.58" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 210 m | |
| main spans | 104.0 m | |
| span lengths | 42.3 m - 94.8 m - 2x104.0 m - 98.0 m - 4×92.0 m - 98.0 m - 104.0 m - 98.0 m - 4×92.0 m - 98.0 m - 104.0 m - 98.0 m - 3×92.0 m - 45.4 m | |
| number of spans | 23 | |
| bridge surface | 55 000 m² | |
| girder depth | 2.20 - 5.64 m | |
| piers | width | 8.0 m |
| height | max. 44 m | |
| thickness | 0.80 m |
Materials
| deck |
precast prestressed concrete
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|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Case Studies and Applied Products
TENSA®FLEX RC – Sliding Finger joints
The Tensa®Flex slip finger can assimilate both horizontal and vertical movements and torsions. Modular structure makes possible the replacement of the system with minimum traffic interferences.
[more]Participants
Initial construction (1966-1969)
Design
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Piguet + Associés
- Jean-Claude Piguet (designer)
- Roland Hofer (designer)
- Maurice Tappy (designer)
Structural engineering
Rehabilitation (2012-2015)
Structural engineering
Expansion joints
Scaffolding
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2015): Chillon Viaduct deck slab strengthening using reinforced UHPFRC: Full-scale tests. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR-4), 5-7 October 2015 Leipzig, Germany.
- (2015): Chillon Viaduct Deck Slab Strengthening using Reinforced UHPFRC: Numerical Simulation of Full-Scale Tests. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR-4), 5-7 October 2015 Leipzig, Germany.
- (2018): Monitoring of the Chillon viaduct after strengthening with UHPFRC. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018), 9-13 July 2018, Melbourne, Australia.
- (2020): Monitoring of the UHPFRC strengthened Chillon viaduct under environmental and operational variability. In: Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, v. 16, n. 1 (7 October 2020), pp. 1-31.
- (2016): Non-invasive interventions on three concrete structures of high cultural and aesthetic value. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 668-676.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20002286 - Published on:
11/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/12/2017