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‫‪AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE‬‬

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‫‪The World’s Longest‬‬
‫‪Suspension Bridge‬‬
‫ﺇﻋﺩﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻨﺩﺱ‪ /‬ﻋﻤﺎﺩ ﻴﻭﺴﻑ ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻭﻟﻲ )ﻤﺎﺠﺴﺘﻴﺭ ﻫﻨﺩﺴﺔ ﺇﻨﺸﺎﺌﻴﺔ(‬
‫‪Prepared By: Imad Yusuf El-Taluli‬‬
‫)‪(M.Sc., Structural Engineer‬‬
AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE
(Japan)
Cable Stayed- Bridge
TATARA BRIDGE
(Japan)
L=1,480 m (270+890+320)
٥
 Cable Stayed- Bridge
SUEZ CANAL BRIDGE (Egypt)
L=730 m (163+404+163)
154m
 Tc

Fx

Fy
 *The World’s Ten Longest Bridges*
Center Year
Name Country
Span Completed
1 Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Japan 1,991m 1998
2 Great Belt East Bridge Denmark 1,624m 1998
3 Humber Bridge England 1,410m 1981
4 Jiangyin Yangtze Bridge China 1,385m 1999
5 Tsing Ma Bridge China 1,377m 1997
6 Verrazano Narrows Bridge U.S.A. 1,298m 1964
7 Golden Gate Bridge U.S.A. 1,280m 1937
8 Hoga Kusten Bridge Sweden 1,210m 1997
9 Mackinac Straits Bridge U.S.A. 1,158m 1957
10 Minami Bisan-seto Bridge Japan 1,100m 1988
Minami Bisan-seto Bridge
Japan (1,100m)
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway
BRIDGE LOCATION
 History
1959 4 Ministry of Construction commenced highway study.
1970 7 Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority Founded.
1973 10 MoCT approved construction plans for three routes.
1985 12 Gov’t. Decided to construct Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.
1986 7 Geological survey of construction site commenced.
1987 4 Construction survey for tower foundation commenced.
1988 5 On-site Construction commenced.
1998 4 Opened to traffic.
 Aviation Lights Main Towers
Main Tower Saddle Main Cable

Tuned Mass Dampers Cable Band

Hanger Rope
Elevator Inside Tower
Comb-shaped
Steel Plate

Main Towers
Anchor Frame
Concrete

Caissons
Concrete Panels

Underwater
Concrete Scour
Prevention
Rubble
Underwater Concrete
 Spray Saddle

Stiffening Girders

Anchorage
Concrete

Tension Supporting
Members Anchor Frame Anchor
Garters
 „ Bridge Side View

„ Cross Section of Strata

ANCHORAGES
 „ Bridge Side View

„ Anchorage Specifications
1A: Excavation Using Underground
Slurry Wall Method
1A: Inside Excavation & Side Wall
1A: Construction of The Bottom Slab Concrete
1A: Inner Concrete (Roller Compacted Concrete, RCC)
Distant View of 1A Anchorage Foundation Work
1A ANCHORAGE FOUNDATION
1A: Transportation of Cable Anchor
Frame Using A Floating Crane
1A: Concrete Casting of Anchorage Body
1A: Highly Workable Concrete For
Anchorage Body
Distant view of 1A Anchorage Work
1A Anchorage Completed
Distant View of 4A Anchorage Foundation Work
TOWERS
 „ Bridge Side View

„ Tower Specifications

ton / cable
 „ Bridge Side View

„ Main Tower Foundation Specifications

2P,3P: Main Tower Foundation (unit: m)
2P,3P: Underwater Foundation of
Main Tower
2P,3P: Manufacturing a Steel Caisson
2P,3P: Excavation of The Seabed Using a Large
Grab Bucked Dredger
2P,3P: Excavation
2P,3P: Towing of Steel Caisson
2P,3P: Mooring of Steel Caisson
2P,3P: Sinking of Steel Caisson
2P,3P: Dropping Rip-rap (Scour Protection)
2P,3P: Casting Underwater Desegregate Concrete
2P,3P: Casting Top Slab Concrete in the Open Air
„ Tower Specifications
2P,3P: Cross section of Tower Shaft (unit: m)
2P,3P: Cross section of Tower Shaft
 Tuned Mass Damper

Location of (TMD)
ERECTION OF
THE MAIN
TOWERS
Procedure for Tower Erection

Grinding Concrete Surface Before

Installation of Bottom Plate
Erection of Diagonals
Erection of Tower Shaft
Completion
CABLES
„ Cable Specifications
 „ Bridge Side View

1,970m

196.294
44.930

SAG RATIO = 196.294/1970 = 1/10.036

 CABLES
INSTALLATION
Spanning of a
Pilot Rope
Across The
Strait by a
Helicopter
Completion of
a Catwalk
Rope
Erection
of Cable
Strand
Erection
of Cable
Strand
Installation of Cable Band
Installation of Hanger Rope
Cable Band
&
Hanger Rope
Anti-corrosion System
Development of anti-corrosion system for main
cables using dry air injection.
Coating Inspection Robot for Towers
 KOBE
EARTHQUAKE
(January 17,1995)
Kobe City, Collapsed Elevated Highway
The Nojima Fault
Earthquake
Epicenters &
Magnitudes
(1885-1979)
Crustal Displacement
Relative Deformation of Bridge
STIFFENING
GIRDER
 „ Bridge Side View

„ Stiffening Girder Specifications

Type: 3 span, 2 hanged stiffening truss

Design Wind Speed 60 m/s

 Cross
Section of
Stiffening
Girder
STIFFENING
GIRDER
ERECTION
Stiffening Girder Erection
Procedure
Temporary Assembly of
Panel Blocks (at factory)
Large Block Erection
Near Main Tower
Large Block Erection Near 1A Anchorage
Plane Element
Installation
Plane Element Installation
WIND TEST
 Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel

Corner Vane
Steel Screen & Honeycomb

Contraction Nozzle Test Section

Fans
Observation Room

Large-scale Full Model Wind Tunnel Test

(Scale=1/100)
Deformation of Girder at Design Wind Speed 60 m/s
Fh = 27m
 SUPER LONG-SPAN BRIDGE

Cross section
Slotted Box Girder with Center Barrier
Total width = 34.5m
Open width = 10.3m
Depth = 4.0m
PHOTOS
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BRIDGE AUTHORITY

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