Involvement in early US cable stayed bridges

Bridge Engineering

1. Personal Involvement in Early Personal Involvement in Early
US Cable US Cable--Stayed Bridges Stayed Bridges
Holger HolgerSvensson Svensson
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Personal Involvement in early
US Cable-Stayed Bridges
Dipl.-Ing. Holger Svensson, PE
Speaker of the Executive Board
17
th
Congress of IABSE
Chicago 2008
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1Introduction
2Examples 2.1 Pasco-Kennewick Intercity Bridge
2.2 East Huntington Bridge
2.3 Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Steel Alternate
2.4 Talmadge Memorial Bridge Replacement, Steel Alternate
2.5 Dame Point Bridge
2.6 Burlington Bridge
2.7 Fred Hartman Bridge across the Houston Ship Channel 3 Conclusion
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1Introduction
2Examples 2.1 Pasco-Kennewick Intercity Bridge
2.2 East Huntington Bridge
2.3 Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Steel Alternate
2.4 Talmadge Memorial Bridge Replacement, Steel Alternate
2.5 Dame Point Bridge
2.6 Burlington Bridge
2.7 Fred Hartman Bridge across the Houston Ship Channel 3 Conclusion
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Pasco-Kennewick Intercity Bridge, WA
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Elevation
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CIP Tower Construction Construction Sequence
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CIP Starter Element
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Short-Line Match Casting
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Lifting of First Precast Segment
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Epoxy-Glued Match Cast Joint
Welded Rebars
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Lifting of last Precast Segment
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Parallel Wire Cables with HiAm Anchorages
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Cable Anchorage at Beam
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Cable Anchorage at Tower
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Cable Installation Cement Grouting
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East Huntington Bridge
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East Huntington Bridge: Steel Alternate Piers for Steel Alternate
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“Mostly Concrete Cross-Section”
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Transport of Precast Segment
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Construction Sequence Floating Crane for Beam Segments
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Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Steel Alternate
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Composite Beam with Precast Panels
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Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Steel-Composite Alternate
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Dame Point Bridge, Contractor´s Steel-Composite Alternate
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Burlington Bridge across Mississippi, between Iowa and Illinois8/12

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Houston Ship Channel Crossing at Baytown: Fred Hartmann Bridge
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Free-Cantilevering with Tie-Downs
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Lifting of Steel Girder Grid
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Bolting of Steel Grids Lifting of Precast Panels
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CIP Joint
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Parallel Strand Cables with Wedge Anchorage
Cable Installation
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1Introduction
2Examples 2.1 Pasco-Kennewick Intercity Bridge
2.2 East Huntington Bridge
2.3 Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Steel Alternate
2.4 Talmadge Memorial Bridge Replacement, Steel Alternate
2.5 Dame Point Bridge
2.6 Burlington Bridge
2.7 Fred Hartman Bridge across the Houston Ship Channel 3 Conclusion11/12

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