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Design and construction of the new St. Elmo Breakwater Footbridge in Valletta (Malta)

 Design and construction of the new St. Elmo Breakwater Footbridge in Valletta (Malta)
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Présenté pendant IABSE Symposium: Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 September 2014, publié dans , pp. 1450-1458
DOI: 10.2749/222137814814067680
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St. Elmo breakwater was constructed between 1903 and 1909 to convert the unique Valletta Grand Harbour in an all-weather port. An opening near its land end was left to prevent water stagnation and...
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Médium: papier de conférence
Langue(s): anglais
Conférence: IABSE Symposium: Engineering for Progress, Nature and People, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 September 2014
Publié dans:
Page(s): 1450-1458 Nombre total de pages (du PDF): 9
Page(s): 1450-1458
Nombre total de pages (du PDF): 9
Année: 2014
DOI: 10.2749/222137814814067680
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St. Elmo breakwater was constructed between 1903 and 1909 to convert the unique Valletta Grand Harbour in an all-weather port. An opening near its land end was left to prevent water stagnation and shorten routes for smaller crafts. Accessibility to the breakwater was possible by means of a two-span steel footbridge, erected in 1906, which was partly demolished in 1941 during WWII. The breakwater and its lighthouse remained isolated until 2012, only accessible by boat. Transport Malta organized a design-and-build competition for the reconstruction of the footbridge by the end of 2009. The new bridge successfully solves, using an innovative design concept, a complex problem: the reconstruction of a piece of Valletta's history, in harsh environmental conditions, and with exceptional construction constraints due to site inaccessibility. The new design is functional, contemporary, transparent, durable, with easy maintenance, sustainable and respectful with history.

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