Miaoziping Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
main bridge: Girder bridge approaches: T-section girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Construction method: |
main bridge: Balanced cantilever method approaches: Precast girders with cast-in-situ slab |
| Construction began in: | 2003 |
| Status: | under construction |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China, Asia |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 436 m | |
| approaches | standard span lengths | 50 m |
| main bridge | span lengths | 125 m - 220 m - 125 m |
| piers | height | max. > 100 m |
Materials
| deck of main bridge |
prestressed concrete
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| deck of approach |
precast prestressed concrete
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Chronology
| 12 May 2008, 14:28 | A 8.0 magnitude (Richter scale) earthquake strikes the Wenchuan area of Sichuan province. While still under construction, though nearly finished, the bridge is damaged as one approach span is entirely unseated and collapses into the lake below. |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Reconnaissance and Preliminary Observations of Bridge Damage in the Great Wenchuan Earthquake, China, in "Structural Engineering International", August 2009, n. 3 v. 19
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0049507 |
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| Created: | 08/12/2009 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |