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ORLEANS BRIDGE,FRANCESANTIAGO CALATRAVA1996-2000INCLINED ARCH BRIDGE

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BRIDGES_ORLEANS BRIDGESANTIAGO CALATRAVA

INCLINED ARCH BRIDGE BY CALATRAVA OVER THE RIVER LOIRE ORLEANS, FRANCETHE ARCH IS INCLINED INWARDS AT ANGLE OF 68 DEGREESLOCATED ON ONE SIDE OF BRIDGE DECK & AS TALL AS 8 FLOORS(25 M)

TWO CONCRETE TRIPODS OF THREE INCLINED BRANCHES SUPPORT THE CENTRAL ARCH SPAN.THE TRIPOD REPRESENTS THREE FINGERS OF THE HAND AS NATURAL EXTENSION OF ARCH.THE OPTIMAL USE OF SUPPORT HELPS ONE OBSERVE A PERFECT OVAL ON THE WATER.

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BRIDGES_ORLEANS BRIDGESANTIAGO CALATRAVA

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BRIDGES_ORLEANS BRIDGESANTIAGO CALATRAVAPIERS - REINFORCED CONCRETE

ARCH - STEEL SUSPENDERS - STEEL ABUTMENTS - REINFORCED CONCRETE MAIN SPAN - 200 MTOTAL LENGTH - 470 MDECK WIDTH - 26 M

4 TRAFFIC LANES2 CYCLE PATHS AND 2 WALKWAYS

THE DECK IS ASSYMMERTRICAL AND CURVED FROM BOTTOMTHE DECK REPRESENTS A SHIP’S HULL AND THE ARCH REPRESENTS MAST OF THE BOATTHE DEPTH OF THE BOX GIRDER IS 3.25 MTHE WIDTH IS MAXIMUM AT THE CENTRE

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BRIDGES_ORLEANS BRIDGESANTIAGO CALATRAVA

EACH TRIPOD HAS ONE FINGER ALONG :(BLUE) THE VISUAL CONTINUATION OF THE ARCH COMPRESSIVE FORCES FROM ARCH(RED) IN THE SAME PLANE SUPPORTING THE SPAN OF ARCH(ORANGE) THE THIRD SUPPORTS THE WIDTH OF THE DECK

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BRIDGES_ORLEANS BRIDGESANTIAGO CALATRAVA

THE CABLES ARE PLACED EVERY 4.2 M IN THE PLANE OF ARCHTHE CABLES HAVE A DIA OF 5.5 CM &THE ONES CONNECTING THE EXTERIOR SIDE HAVE A DIA OF 3.6 CM

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BRIDGES_ORLEANS BRIDGESANTIAGO CALATRAVA

THE HANGERS STABLIZE THE ARCH AND DISTRIBUTE THE FORCE CREATED BY THE INCLINATION,ON THE DECK.

TWO SERIES OF 28 CABLES IN A REVERSED V-FORM SUSPEND THE BRIDGE