General Information
Completion: | 1963 |
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Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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Secondary structure(s): |
Structurae Plus |
Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge Structurae Plus Structurae Plus |
Awards and Distinctions
1964 |
Award of Merit
for registered users |
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Location
Location: |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
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Coordinates: | 33° 44' 57.99" N 118° 16' 18.77" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 457 m | |
width | 16 m | |
total length | 1 847 m | |
pylons | height | 111 m |
Materials
superstructure |
steel
|
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cables |
steel
|
piers |
reinforced concrete
|
towers |
steel
|
Chronology
1998 | Seismic retrofit |
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Participants
Owner
Construction
Retrofit
Structural engineering
Seismic retrofit
Owner
Design
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Finite element model development, validation and probabilistic seismic performance evaluation of Vincent Thomas suspension bridge. In: Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, v. 11, n. 2 (May 2015), pp. 223-237. (2015):
- Modal Identification Study of Vincent Thomas Bridge Using Simulated Wind-Induced Ambient Vibration Data. In: Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, v. 23, n. 5 (July 2008), pp. 373-388. (2008):
- Monitoring the collision of a cargo ship with the Vincent Thomas Bridge. In: Structural Control and Health Monitoring, v. 15, n. 2 (March 2008), pp. 183-206. (2008):
- Nonlinear analysis of the Vincent Thomas Bridge for seismic retrofit. In: Computers & Structures, v. 64, n. 5-6 (September 1997), pp. 1221-1238. (1997):
- Seismic response evaluation of retrofitted Vincent Thomas bridge under spatially variable ground motions. In: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, v. 42 (November 2012), pp. 119-127. (2012):
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20002371 - Published on:
17/11/2001 - Last updated on:
07/03/2022