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The new railway linking Bologna to Milan is part of the High Speed Lines network at present under construction in Italy.
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During the October 2000 flood almost all the watercourses in the province of Turin that were tributaries of the Po river underwent exceptional high waters and consequent flooding, which caused enormous economic and environmental damage.
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The existing double railway bridge was too low and too old. The crossing with the Twente canal was too low; the bridge was technically at the end of its lifetime. A unique opportunity to design and build another railway cable-stayed bridge in the Netherlands.
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Although the Paranaíba Bridge was the first cable-stayed bridge to break ground in Brazil
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The “Sea Pallini” cable stayed bridge, crossing the main highway reaching the new airport of Athens...
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High speed train line Milan – Bologna
18 12 2006The new railway linking Bologna to Milan is part of the High Speed Lines network at present under construction in Italy.
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The "Colletta" cable stayed bridge over the Sangone creek
16 07 2005During the October 2000 flood almost all the watercourses in the province of Turin that were tributaries of the Po river underwent exceptional high waters and consequent flooding, which caused enormous economic and environmental damage.
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Arch bridge over the Twente canal
06 07 2005The existing double railway bridge was too low and too old. The crossing with the Twente canal was too low; the bridge was technically at the end of its lifetime. A unique opportunity to design and build another railway cable-stayed bridge in the Netherlands.
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Cable-stayed bridge over the River Paranaíba
04 11 2003Although the Paranaíba Bridge was the first cable-stayed bridge to break ground in Brazil
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Sea Pallini bridge, Athens
02 10 2003The “Sea Pallini” cable stayed bridge, crossing the main highway reaching the new airport of Athens...
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Erasmus Bridge
published: 04 09 2000
Rotterdam is probably best known as the city at the mouth of northern Europe’s primary waterway, the river Rhine (although locally it is called the Maas).
Rotterdam is probably best known as the city at the mouth of northern Europe’s primary waterway, the river Rhine (although locally it is called the Maas).
The “Erasmusbrug” (Erasmus Bridge) represents Rotterdam’s seaward gateway, forming a new river crossing from the city centre to the left (south) bank as part of an ambitious urban renewal project.
This bridge dedicated by the inhabitants to Erasmus from Rotterdam, is considered for its position, audacity and the beauty of its design one of the glories of the city. It has been inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen of Holland the 4th of September 1996, at the presence of one hundred thousand inhabitants, with a great city holiday with plays of water and light, music, various spectacles culminated in a great party the 8th September 1996.
The main span is a radical cable-stayed design, with a single inclined pylon. Behind this is a large bascule leaf, with a clear span of 50 m.
The stays are made of hot dip galvanized, 7 wires 15.7 mm. diameter, high strength (1770 N/mm2), waxed, HDPE coated strands, protected by external white and grey HDPE sheaths.
Two planes of 16 cables, from 30 to 48 strands, in a modified harp arrangement, support the suspended deck with a clear span of 284 m.
The two back stays each consist of four cables, each one of 127 strands.
A total of 600 tons of strand has been used for the stays: the longest cable is 299 m.
Stay cables are protected at the deck end by stainless steel antvandalism tubes.
Due to the lack of space in the steel beam and pylon no adjustable anchorage was used.
Erasmus deck is 33.2 m. wide, to carry twin tram lines and two single lanes of road traffic. Each side has also a pedestrian and a cycle lane.
The stay cables have been installed by a Tensacciai team, utilizing a particular threading system that allowed, by means of a very compact special equipment, to thread the strands one by one.
The strands have been tensioned by isoelongation, referring to a witness strand of prefixed length.
The complete installation has been realized between April 1995 and June 1996.
The “Erasmusbrug” (Erasmus Bridge) represents Rotterdam’s seaward gateway, forming a new river crossing from the city centre to the left (south) bank as part of an ambitious urban renewal project.
This bridge dedicated by the inhabitants to Erasmus from Rotterdam, is considered for its position, audacity and the beauty of its design one of the glories of the city. It has been inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen of Holland the 4th of September 1996, at the presence of one hundred thousand inhabitants, with a great city holiday with plays of water and light, music, various spectacles culminated in a great party the 8th September 1996.
The main span is a radical cable-stayed design, with a single inclined pylon. Behind this is a large bascule leaf, with a clear span of 50 m.
The stays are made of hot dip galvanized, 7 wires 15.7 mm. diameter, high strength (1770 N/mm2), waxed, HDPE coated strands, protected by external white and grey HDPE sheaths.
Two planes of 16 cables, from 30 to 48 strands, in a modified harp arrangement, support the suspended deck with a clear span of 284 m.
The two back stays each consist of four cables, each one of 127 strands.
A total of 600 tons of strand has been used for the stays: the longest cable is 299 m.
Stay cables are protected at the deck end by stainless steel antvandalism tubes.
Due to the lack of space in the steel beam and pylon no adjustable anchorage was used.
Erasmus deck is 33.2 m. wide, to carry twin tram lines and two single lanes of road traffic. Each side has also a pedestrian and a cycle lane.
The stay cables have been installed by a Tensacciai team, utilizing a particular threading system that allowed, by means of a very compact special equipment, to thread the strands one by one.
The strands have been tensioned by isoelongation, referring to a witness strand of prefixed length.
The complete installation has been realized between April 1995 and June 1996.
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| Project | : | Erasmus Bridge |
| Location | : | River Maas, Rotterdam |
| Type | : | Single inclined pylon cable-stayed bridge with bascule span |
| Total length of the bridge | : | 802 m. |
| Total length of cable bridge | : | 410 m. |
| Main span | : | 284 m. |
| Navigation | : | 260 m. width – 12.5 m. height |
| Deck width | : | 33.2 m. overall |
| Deck depth | : | 2.3 m |
| Deck type | : | Orthotropic steel deck, 8 mm. epoxy wearing course |
| Bascule span | : | 50 m. navigable |
| Bascule width | : | 33.1 m. |
| Pylon height | : | 139 m. above AOD |
| Pylon weight | : | 1800 tons |
| Steelwork | : | 8600 tons |
| Stay cable | : | 600 tons |
| No. of stays | : | 40 |
| Longest stay cable | : | 299 m. |
| Max. no. of strands per anchorage | : | 127 - 15.7 mm. dia. |
| Maximum external diameter of a stay | : | 355 mm. |
| Main Client | : | MUNICIPALITY OF ROTTERDAM (The Netherlands) |
| Contractor | : | J.V. GROOTINT BV – CFE - MBG |
| Designer | : | ARCH. BEN VAN BERKEL – GEMEENTE WERKEN ROTTERDAM (The Netherlands) |
| Period | : | 04/1995 – 07/1996 |
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