Messina Strait Bridge – Bridge Articulation
| Author(s): |
Henning Peer Jensen
Søren Lausten Lars Sørensen Sandro Ordanini |
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| 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 Messina Strait Bridge will span the Messina Strait between Calabria and Sicilia with a single suspended span of 3.300 m and will be longest suspension bridge in the world when constructed. The bridge carries four marked vehicle lanes, two emergency lanes and two rail lines. This paper describes the bridge articulation system completed as part of the Progetto Definitivo. The bridge articulation system comprises expansion joints, bearings, hydraulic buffers and related support structures. This paper focuses on the hydraulic buffers connecting the suspended deck and the towers. |
| Keywords: |
steel design suspension bridge railroad bridge rail bridge bridge bearings expansion joints roadway bridge articulation hydraulic buffers
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