General Information
| Name in local language: | Viaduc du Vidourle |
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| Official designation: | SC580-0; SC581-0; SC582-0 |
| Beginning of works: | January 2014 |
| Completion: | January 2016 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
High-speed rail bridge |
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| Material: |
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| Structure: |
main span: Through truss bridge |
| Material: |
main span: Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge |
| Structure: |
main span: Warren type truss bridge |
| Construction method: |
main span: Longitudinal launching |
| Structure: |
secondary spans: U-shaped girder bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Gallargues-le-Montueux, Gard (30), Occitanie, France Lunel, Hérault (34), Occitanie, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: |
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| Coordinates: | 43° 42' 12.65" N 4° 9' 48.35" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 159 m | |
| span lengths | 31.5 m - 90 m - 31.5 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| total width | 15.100 m | |
| crossing angle | 100 gon | |
| abutment C0 | ||
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| pile cap | thickness | 2.500 m |
| piles | diameter | 2.000 m |
| length | 11.00 m | |
| number | 2 x 4 | |
| wall | height | 6.500 m |
| abutment C3 | ||
| pile cap | thickness | 2.500 m |
| piles | diameter | 2.000 m |
| length | 11.00 m | |
| number | 2 x 4 | |
| wall | height | 8.838 m |
| main span (P1-P2) | ||
| truss | height | 11.5 - 12.5 m |
| on-center distance between girders | 14.100 m | |
| pier P1 | ||
| width | 18.500 m | |
| height | 7.400 m | |
| thickness | 4.700 m | |
| pile cap | length | 22.000 m |
| thickness | 2.500 m | |
| piles | diameter | 2.000 m |
| length | 13.000 m | |
| number | 2 x 4 | |
| pier P2 | ||
| width | 18.500 m | |
| height | 9.050 m | |
| thickness | 4.700 m | |
| pile cap | width | 16.000 m |
| length | 22.000 m | |
| thickness | 3.500 m | |
| piles | diameter | 2.000 m |
| length | 13.000 m | |
| number | 3 x 4 | |
| secondary spans (C0-P1 & P2-C3) | ||
| superstructure | span | 31.500 m |
| on-center distance between girders | 14.100 m | |
| girder depth | 3.5 - 5.5 m | |
Quantities
| structural steel | 1 975 t | |
| concrete volume | 8 063 m³ | |
| reinforcing steel | 1 415 t |
Design Loads
| design speed | 350 km/h (max. 420 km/h) | |
| live load |
UIC71 / SW0 (α = 1.33) HSLM-A |
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| seismic load |
ULS: 0.084 g SLS: 0.041 g |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. Euro 15 000 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
(C 30/37)
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| truss |
steel
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| piles |
reinforced concrete
(C 30/37)
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| deck slab |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
(C 30/37)
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| main girders |
steel
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Participants
Conceding authority
Concessionaire
Design
Architecture
Civil engineering
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2015): Conception parasismique et analyses sismiques du viaduc Vidourle selon EC8. Presented at: 9ème Colloque National de l’AFPS, Marne-La-Vallée, France, Décembre 2015.
- (2018): Les ouvrages d'art de la LGV CNM. In: Travaux, n. 940 (March 2018), pp. 64-73.
- (2018): The Vidourle Viaduct. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 28, n. 2 (April 2018), pp. 128-135.
- (2018): The Vidourle Viaduct. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Tomorrow’s Megastructures, Nantes, France, 19-21 September 2018, pp. S20-11.
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24/01/2019
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