General Information
| Other name(s): | National Taiwan University Experimental Forest Footbridge |
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| Completion: | March 2017 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
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| Structure: |
Stressed ribbon bridge |
| Material: |
Timber bridge |
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Location
| Location: |
Lugu, Nantou, Taiwan |
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| Location description: | The bridge crosses the Shenmu torrent in the National Taiwan University Experimental Forest in Xitou. |
| Coordinates: | 23° 39' 54.90" N 120° 47' 50.10" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 3.08 m | |
| total length | 36.00 m | |
| span lengths | 8.00 m - 20.00 m - 8.00 m | |
| deck width | 2.00 m | |
| number of spans | 3 |
Materials
| deck |
glued laminated timber (glulam)
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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| pier heads |
glued laminated timber (glulam)
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Chronology
| 28 May 2017 | The bridge is opened. |
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Participants
Design
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Xitou Bridge Design Team (Students in the Department of Civil Engineering of National Taiwan University)
- Chen-Hsuan Chien (designer)
- Li-Chi Cheng (designer)
- Peng-Yuan Chen (designer)
- Cheng-Hsiang Chuang (designer)
- Yu-Hsuan Tung (designer)
- Yen-Han Liu (designer)
- Pei-Chen Hsieh (designer)
Design supervision
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Department of Civil Engineering (National Taiwan University)
- Masatoshi Tomita (design supervisor)
- Hervé Capart (design supervisor)
Construction
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2017): Design of a Stress Ribbon Glulam Footbridge Across a Steep Forest Torrent. Presented at: Footbridge 2017 Berlin - Tell A Story, 6-8.9.2017, Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin).
- (2017): Education of Future Builders Through Footbridge Design to Construction Projects. Presented at: Footbridge 2017 Berlin - Tell A Story, 6-8.9.2017, Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin).
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20074394 - Published on:
16/12/2017 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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