High Flyer: Heights of Up to 60m Make the Piers of the New East Tsing Yi Viaduct a Challenge for Formwork Suppliers

Hong Kong's East Tsing Yi viaduct is a new $130 million (US) construction project. It is being built for the Hong Kong Highways Department, with bridge completion scheduled for early 2008. The article focuses on challenges formwork supplier RMD Kwikform Hong Kong faced since pier heights can reach up to 60 m. Guaranteeing worker safety and meeting tight deadlines required extensive planning.

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• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p 64
• Serial:
  • Bridge Design & Engineering
  • Issue Number: 44
  • Publisher: Hemming Information Services
  • ISSN: 1359-7493
  • Serial URL: http://www.bridgeweb.com/Default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge piers; Formwork; Height; Planning; Safety
• Identifier Terms: East Tsing Yi Viaduct
• Uncontrolled Terms: Challenges; Deadlines
• Geographic Terms: Hong Kong (China)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01051677
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 2007 12:07PM