General Information
| Completion: | 2 May 1987 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-supported structure |
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| Material: |
Concrete structure |
| Function / usage: |
Statue or Sculpture |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| concrete | width | 7.20 m |
| height | 6.50 m | |
| length | 12 m | |
| weight | 490 kN | |
| stay cables | number of cables | 4 |
Materials
| cables |
prestressing steel
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Chronology
| 1 May 1998 | Two prestressing bars rupture due to what is later determined to be corrosion accelerated by fatigue. The body of the sculpture falls to the ground without, however, suffering any major damage. |
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Participants
Initial construction (1987)
Design
- Eduardo Chillida (sculptor)
Structural engineering
- José Antonio Fernández Ordóñez (structural engineer)
Prestressing
Restoration (1998)
Structural engineering
Prestressing
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2000): Reparación y cuelgue de la escultura "El elogio del agua", de Eduardo Chillida. Resolución del equilibrio de un mecanismo. In: Hormigón y acero, v. 51, n. 218 (4th Quarter 2000), pp. 89-99.
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30/10/2018 - Last updated on:
30/10/2018
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