General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Structure: |
main bridge: Girder bridge |
| Construction method: |
main bridge: Balanced cantilever method |
| Structure: |
approach viaducts: T-section girder bridge |
| Construction method: |
approach viaducts: Precast girders with cast-in-situ slab |
Location
| Location: |
Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 31° 1' 19.73" N 103° 32' 39.77" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 436 m | |
| piers | height | max. > 100 m |
| approach viaducts | ||
|---|---|---|
| standard span lengths | 50 m | |
| main bridge | ||
| span lengths | 125 m - 220 m - 125 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
Materials
| deck of main bridge |
prestressed concrete
|
|---|---|
| deck of approach viaduct |
precast prestressed concrete
|
Chronology
| 12 May 2008, 14:28 | A 8.0 magnitude (Richter scale) earthquake strikes the Wenchuan area of Sichuan province. While still under construction, though nearly finished, the bridge is damaged as one approach span is entirely unseated and collapses into the lake below. |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2009): Reconnaissance and Preliminary Observations of Bridge Damage in the Great Wenchuan Earthquake, China. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 19, n. 3 (August 2009), pp. 277-282.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20049507 - Published on:
08/12/2009 - Last updated on:
10/01/2017
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