Millau viaduct

Civil engineering case studies ,

1. Millau Viaduct FATİH MEHMET TAYLI 130204102

2. Location The Viaduck located south of F rance , valley of the  River Tarn near  Millau  in southern France

3. Specifications

4. Reasons   T raffic on the route from Paris to Spain Travel Time Reduced Between Spain & France.

5. Materials The bridge is made of steel and concrete at a cost of 390 million Euros (520 million dollars). The project required about 127,000 m³ of concrete, 19,000 metric tons of steel for the reinforced concrete, and 5,000 metric tons of pre-stressed steel for the cables and shrouds.  The steel board is made up 36,000 tons of metal frame, 7 times the Eiffel Tower. Concrete The concrete of the abutments and piles amounted to 85 000 m3 of which more than 50 000 m3 of concrete are high, less than B60, or a total of more than 205 000 tonnes of concrete, 40 times the Eiffel Tower . Steel wire ropes

6. Technology Used Advantages of multiple span cable - stayed bridge „ Hydraulic system lifts intermediate temporary piers „ Safety barriers „ Wind breaking screens „ A video surveillance system „ Automatic accident detector system Hydrolic system

7. Advatages “High Solution” „ Less traffic congestion near Millau „ Increased tourism „ Economic boom

8. Awards 2006 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) Outstanding Structure Award. „ "Exceptional Recognition for Civil Engineering Structures" by the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) „ 2005 D&AD Gold Award in Environmental Design and Architecture

9. Referances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/Millau_Viaduct http://structurae.net/structures/millau-viaduct http://www.engineeringcivil.com/millau-viaduct-france-extreme-engineering.html

10. Questions ?

11. Fatih TAYLI