Higashi Kobe Bridge

General Information

Structure:	Cable-stayed bridge with harp system Structurae Plus
Secondary structure(s):	Structurae Plus Structurae Plus Structurae Plus
Function / usage:	upper deck: Road bridge lower deck: Road bridge
Material:	Steel bridge

Location:	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Coordinates:	34° 42' 34.44" N 135° 17' 23.49" E

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deck	steel
pylons	steel

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Structural engineering

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Ogawa, K. / Matsumoto, M. / Kitazawa, M. / Yamasaki, T. (1990): Aerodynamic stability of the tower of a long-spanned cable-stayed bridge (Higashi-Kobe Bridge). In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, v. 33, n. 1-2 (March 1990), pp. 349-358.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6105(90)90050-m
Kitazawa, Masahiko / Noguchi, J. / Yamagami, T. (1993): Design of the Higashi-Kobe Bridge, Japan. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 3, n. 4 (November 1993), pp. 226-228.
https://doi.org/10.2749/101686693780607714
Saito, T. / Shiraishi, N. / Ishizaki, H. (1990): On aerodynamic stability of double-decked/trussed girder for cable-stayed “Higashi-Kobe Bridge”. In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, v. 33, n. 1-2 (March 1990), pp. 323-332.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6105(90)90047-g
Saito, Toru / Matsumoto, Masaru / Kitazawa, Masahiko (1994): Rain-wind excitation on cable-stayed Higashi-Kobe bridge and cable vibration control. Presented at: International Conference IABSE-FIP: Ponts suspendus et à haubans = Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, France, 12-15 October 1994, pp. 507.
Ganev, Todor / Yamazaki, Fumio / Ishizaki, Hiroshi / Kitazawa, Masahiko (1998): Response analysis of the Higashi-Kobe Bridge and surrounding soil in the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake. In: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, v. 27, n. 6 (June 1998), pp. 557-576.
https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1096-9845(199806)27:6<557::aid-eqe742>3.0.co;2-z