Gateshead dhruv

DHRUV_SETH 0824 BUILDING_TECHNOLOGY GATESHEAD MILLENIUM BRIDGE_INTRO

CATEGORY : ROTATING CABLE-STAYED STEEL-ARCH BRIDGE

(Baltic Millennium Bridge)

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WORLD’S FIRST ROTATING BRIDGE

DHRUV_SETH 0824 BUILDING_TECHNOLOGY GATESHEAD MILLENIUM BRIDGE_INTRO

DHRUV_SETH 0824 BUILDING_TECHNOLOGY GATESHEAD MILLENIUM BRIDGE_SCHEMATIC

CROSS SECTION OF CURVED PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE DECK, SHOWING STEEL BENCH

LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE BRIDGE SHOWING UNDERLYING FISSURED COAL MEASURES

CROSS SECTION THROUGH END SUPPORT, SHOWING LOCATIN OF 450 MM DIA OPENING RAMS

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DHRUV_SETH 0824 BUILDING_TECHNOLOGY GATESHEAD MILLENIUM BRIDGE_CONSTRUCTION

The concept of the rotating bridge was a reaction to three main design constraints:1. The bridge should be 4.5m above the spring high tides in its closed position.2. Nothing was to be built on the Gateshead quayside.3. The deck should have a maximum slope of 1:20 to allow for disabled access.

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DHRUV_SETH 0824 BUILDING_TECHNOLOGY GATESHEAD MILLENIUM BRIDGE_FABRICATION

STRESS LEVELS AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PARABOLA

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