A Unique Prestressed Concrete Pedestrian Bridge in Spain

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Título: A Unique Prestressed Concrete Pedestrian Bridge in Spain
Autor/es: Ivorra, Salvador | Alvado Bañón, Joaquín | Crespo Zaragoza, Miguel Ángel
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: Grupo de Ensayo, Simulación y Modelización de Estructuras (GRESMES) | Docencia de Proyectos Arquitectónicos
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ingeniería Civil | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Expresión Gráfica y Cartografía
Palabras clave: Cantilever bridge | Origami | Prestressed concrete | Self-compacting concrete | Pedestrian bridge | Dynamic load
Área/s de conocimiento: Mecánica de Medios Continuos y Teoría de Estructuras | Proyectos Arquitectónicos
Fecha de publicación: nov-2014
Editor: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Cita bibliográfica: Structural Engineering International. 2014, 4: 568-574. doi:10.2749/101686614X14043795569932
Resumen: This paper describes the so-called Kiss Bridge. This structure resembles a kiss, a subtle touch of structures. The beams have been structurally designed to adapt the Japanese art of paper folding called "origami." The material used for constructing the floating beams is white reinforced concrete in the form of folded shells. The two geometrically different parts have distinct structural behaviors. The length of the main pathway of both structures is over 60 m. The pedestrian bridge crosses an artificial rainwater channel with a skew of 45° with respect to the referred channel. The joint between the cantilever structure and the Y-shaped one is located over the middle of the channel. Each stretch has different transversal sections. The pedestrian bridge is made with prestressed self-compacting reinforced concrete of 60 MPa. The foundation is shallow, comprising footings and footing beams made of 25 MPa conventional concrete. The cantilever structure with its foundations is designed as a semi-integral bridge whereas the Y-shaped one is an integral structure. The dynamic behavior of the structure was carefully studied to ensure that the dynamic loads generated by pedestrians do not cause excessive vibrations, especially to the cantilever structure, which could present dynamic interactions with the pedestrians walking. The bridge was recognized, in the 2014 edition of the fib Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures, for having made a valuable contribution to the image and promotion of concrete structures.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/50851
ISSN: 1016-8664 (Print) | 1683-0350 (Online)
DOI: 10.2749/101686614X14043795569932
Idioma: eng
Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Derechos: © 2014 by International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
Revisión científica: si
Versión del editor: http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/101686614X14043795569932
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