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au Viaductau, France
Joni Corbinor, Civil Engineering
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duction
Tarn River Valley
A-75 Motorway
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Bridge
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of Project
320 million euros = 480 million dollars
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Organization
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Records
P2 (244.8 m) & P3(221.7 m) = tallest bridge piersPylon 2 = highest mast
Road deck = highest above ground
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terials
ConcretePiersAbutments
SteelDeckPylonsStay Cables
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Deck
S355 steel: 23 500 tons
S460 steel: 12 500 tons
4 lanes wide
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onstruction
Elements of the Deck Expanded
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rary Piers
Telescoping Piers
173 meters tall
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eployment
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onstruction
7 piers = 7 worksites = 53000 m3 concrete
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ylons
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onstruction
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ables
T-15 Cables
Half Fan Pattern
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Testing
Loaded Deflection
Wind Loading
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on Bridge
DL = 37,500 metric tons steel Bridge length = 2460 m
– Therefore DL = 10.25 klf
LL = 640 plf / lane 4 Lanes of Traffic
– Therefore LL = 2.56 klf
Sections
Cable
Pylon
Deck Box GirderI = 3 m4
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D = 4.2 in to 6 in
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4
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0 10 20 30 40
X
Y
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A Model
ed Shape
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Max deflection = 2.729 inches
Forces
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Blue = Tension Green = Compression
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estions?crimson.ua.edu
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erences
http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm http://cnrsm.creteil.iufm.fr/g01_dp/viaduc_millau http://www.engineeringcivil.com/millau-viaduct-f http://artofdesign.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/the
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