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Structure-ID: s0000845
Created on: 07/31/00
Modified on: 03/13/04


Ibi Gawa Bridge

Ibi River Bridge
Built: 1998 - 2001
Status: in use
Location: Nagashima-cho, Mie, Japan
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Structural Type:
Extradosed bridge
hollow box
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Part of: New Meishin Expressway

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner Japan Highway Public Corporation
Design CTI Engineering Co. Ltd.
Co-contractor DPS Bridge Works eastern part
  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. eastern part
  PS Corporation western part
  Sumitomo Construction eastern part
  Taisei Corporation western part
  Yokogawa Bridge Corporation western part
Stay cables DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH
  SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD.

Products used in this structure
DYWIDAG bar tendons DYWIDAG Bar Post-Tensioning System
DYWIDAG external prestressing DYWIDAG External Tendons
DYWIDAG External Tendons are used during the construction of large bridges, especially in the case of box girder bridges. Another field of application of external post-tensioning is the reinforcement and strengthening of existing bridges.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
superstructure  prestressed concrete
composite
substructure  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  total length 1 397 m
  main spans 4 x 271.5 m
  span lengths 154 m + 4 x 271.5 m + 157 m

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External LinkDSI: Two motorway bridges over the estuaries of the rivers Ibi and Kiso, Japan English

Relevant Literature
* The New Meishin Expressway, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 1999, n. 17 v. 5 .
* Two motorway bridges over the estuaries of the rivers Ibi and Kiso, Japan, in "DSI Info", 2003- 2004, n. 12 .
* Casteleyn, Philippe   Kisosansen Bridge project (K1), in "VSL News", 1999, n. 1 v. 10 .
* Casteleyn, Philippe   Le « Kisosansen project » au Japon. Deux viaducs sur les rivières Ibi et Kiso, in "Travaux", January 1999, n. 749 .
* Droniou, Dominique   World record for extradosed bridge, in "News. The VSL-Intrafor Magazine", 2001, n. 1 v. 12 .
* Ewert, Sven   Extradosed Bridges - Schrägseilbrücken mit neuartigem Tragsystem, in "Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", May 2000, n. 5 v. 95 .
* Kasuga, A.   High Tech Twins, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 1999, n. 17 v. 5 .

 
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