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s0002441 |
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11/30/01 |
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10/04/05 |
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| Description | Value |
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| deck of main bridge |
steel
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| deck of approaches |
concrete
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main span |
336 m | | |
width |
max. 37.3 m | | |
total length |
2582.6 m | | |
clearance |
min. 53.7 m |
| pylon |
pylon height |
102 m |
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cost of construction |
$ 202 000 000 |
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| 15 October 1970
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| Steel span collapses during construction killing 35. |
| 15 November 1978
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| The bridge is opened. |
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Åkesson, Björn Plate Buckling in Bridges and other Structures, Taylor & Francis, Abingdon (United Kingdom) , 2007.
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Burns, C. A. Le platelage orthotrope du "West Gate Bridge" à Melbourne (Australie), in
"Acier = Stahl = Steel", June 1974 v. 39 .
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Gosbell, Tim Strengthening of the West Gate Bridge Approach Span, Melbourne, in
"Structural Engineering International", February 2002, n. 1 v. 12 .
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Hitchings, Bill West Gate, Outback Press Pty Ltd, Sydney (Australia) , ISBN 0868882267, 1979.
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Juno, Wayne West Gate Bridge Public Safety Barriers, presented at 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures, London, September 2011.
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Prade, Marcel Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 290.
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West Gate Bridge Royal Commission Report of Royal Commission into the Failure of West Gate (technical report), Melbourne (Australia) , 1971.
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Wolfram, H. G. Design Modifications to West Gate Bridge, Melbourne, in
"Australian Civil Engineering Transactions [IEAust]", 1974, n. 2 v. 15 .
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Wolfram, H. G. A new orthotropic steel deck for West Gate (Yarra) Bridge, Melb., in
"Australian Welding Journal", September 1973 .
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