COMPARISON OF AERIAL SPINNING VERSUS LOCKED-COIL CABLES FOR TWO SUSPENSION BRIDGES
Aerial spinning techniques have generally only been used for large suspension bridges due to the increased erection costs compared with the use of locked-coil cables. However, due to the increased cost-effectiveness of aerial spinning in the last ten years, the use of aerial spinning and locked-coil cables was compared for two medium-span narrow suspension bridges in Norway. After full development of bids based on the two techniques, it was found that, despite the total quantity of spinning wire being only 2000 t over two bridges, the aerial-spinning alternative was cheaper and was thus selected for construction. (A)
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Corporate Authors:
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
ETH-Honggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 15
Zurich 8093, Switzerland CH-8093 -
Authors:
- Larsen, J
- VALEN, A
- Publication Date: 2000-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 128-31
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Serial:
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL
- Volume: 10
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
- ISSN: 1016-8664
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cables; Construction; Costs; Suspension bridges
- ITRD Terms: 4530: Cable; 3655: Construction; 224: Cost; 3476: Suspension bridge
- Subject Areas: Construction; Finance;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00794989
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Jul 7 2000 12:00AM