Forth Replacement Crossing - Tender Design
| Author(s): |
Peter Curran
John Elnegaard Armin Patch Ian Bolton Iain Goldie |
|---|---|
| Medium: | conference paper |
| Language(s): | English |
| Conference: | 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011 |
| Published in: | IABSE-IASS 2011 London Symposium Report |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: |
The Forth Replacement Crossing will be a new major piece of infrastructure complementing and improving the strategic road network of the east coast of Scotland. At its centre is an iconic new bridge across the Forth Estuary. The bridge is approximately 2.6 km long and incorporates a unique 3-tower cable stayed structure with overlapping stay cables, with 2 main spans each of 650 m - the longest spans in the world for a multi-span cable stayed bridge. It is approached from the south by a multi-span approach viaduct approximately 0.5 km long. This paper describes the developments of the Specimen Design through the dialogue and tender periods and the design considerations that were made in producing the winning design. |
| Keywords: |
stay cables marine foundations cable stayed bridge steel deck
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