Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Original name: | 明石海峡大橋 (Akashi-Kaikyō Ōhashi) |
| Other name(s): | Akashi Straits Bridge |
| Built: | 1988 - 1998 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, Asia Awaji, Hyogo, Japan, Asia |
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| Location description: |
The bridge connects Kobe on the island of Honshu with Iwaya on Awaji Island while crossing the busy Akashi Strait. |
| Coordinates: | 34° 37' 26.00" N 135° 1' 38.00" E |
| Coordinates: | 34° 36' 34.00" N 135° 0' 54.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 1 991 m | |
| total length | 3 911 m | |
| pylons | height | 282.8 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 17 January 1995 | While under construction the bridge remains largely unaffected by the Kobe earthquake. |
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Notes
The January 17, 1995 Kobe earthquake had its epicenter right between the two towers of the Akashi Straits Bridge. The original planned length was 1990 meters for the main span, but the seismic event moved the towers apart by almost a meter. Since construction of the deck had not yet begun, the change was easily accommodated in the slightly altered final design.
The towers of the bridge contain tuned mass dampers in order to diminish the vibrations in the structure during earthquakes and typhoons.
Participants
Design
Construction
- Obayashi Corp. (anchorage Kobe)
Contractor
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- Solétanche Bachy (anchorage foundations)
- Taisei Corporation
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
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Bridge Pros: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
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Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
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Honshu Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited
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PBS: Building Big - Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
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Wikipedia: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Building the Akashi, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", November 1997, n. 9 v. 3
- Paradox defined, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", November 1997, n. 9 v. 3
- The great Hanshin earthquake, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", November 1997, n. 9 v. 3
- Ten Years of Structural Engineering International, in "Structural Engineering International", February 2001, n. 1 v. 11
- Bridge Engineering Handbook, CRC Press, Boca Raton (USA), ISBN 0849374340, 1999; pp. 65-24
- Die längste Hängebrücke in der Welt, in "Bautechnik", January 1991, n. 1 v. 68
- Bridges, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 1884822754, 1997; pp. 114-115
- Brücken, Könemann, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3829004095, 1998; pp. 114-115
- Les ponts, Könemann, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3829004109; pp. 114-115
- Development of suspension bridges. Japanese experience with emphasis on the Akashi Kaiko Bridge, presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
- Hängebrücken - Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft, in "Stahlbau", May 2000, n. 5 v. 69
- Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 48
- Design and construction of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge's superstructure, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
- Effects of the Hyogo-Ken-Nanbu earthquake on the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
- Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 108-109
- Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 108-109
- Vibration control of the main towers of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
- A seismic design of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
- Long span steel bridges in Japan (Akashi Straits Bridge, Tatara Bridge), presented at Bridges — Interaction between construction technology and design, IABSE Symposium, Leningrad, USSR 1991.
- Prevention of thermal cracking in the anchorage of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
- Design and construction of foundations for Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, presented at Foundations for major bridges, IABSE Colloquium, New Delhi, India 1999.
- Construction of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge foundation, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
- Monitoring the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge: First Experiences, in "Structural Engineering International", May 2001, n. 2 v. 11
- Les ponts au Japon, in "Ouvrages d'art", August 2000, n. 35
- Design considerations on 3-dimensional gust response in the Akashi Kaiko Bridge, presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
- Full model wind tunnel test of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
- New findings of coupled-flutter in full model wind tunnel tests on the Akashi Kaiko bridge, presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
- Effect on tidal current of constructing the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, presented at Interaction between Major Engineering Structures and the Marine Environment, IABSE Colloquium, Nyborg, 1991.
- Record Spans in Japan, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", February 1998, n. 2 v. 68
- Kabelmontage der Akashi-Kaikyo-Brücke, in "Stahlbau", May 1997, n. 5 v. 66
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 46-47
- Konstruktion der Akashi-Kaikyo-Brücke, in "Stahlbau", May 1997, n. 5 v. 66
- Weitgespannte Brücken / Long-Span Bridges, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", December 1999, n. 8 v. 39
- Cable Systems Investigations ot Improve Corrosion Protection for the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, presented at 9th Annual International Bridge Conference, 1992, Paper IBC 92-10.
- Effect of the Southern Hyogo Earthquake on the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", August 1995, n. 3 v. 5
- Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 74-81
- Anchorages and Towers of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Japan, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1993, n. 4 v. 3
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000001 |
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| Created: | 28/10/1998 |
| Last Updated: | 21/05/2013 |