FOCUS: Dampers
First use of VSL Dampers in Asia
▲ The slenderness of the structure and its exposure to severe environmental conditions meant that dynamic issues had to be
addressed, especially for the stay cables.
The Incheon Bridge is a major cable-
stayed crossing in South Korea.
When it opened in October 2009, it
became the second connection
between Yeongjong Island and the
mainland of Incheon.
The reinforced concrete bridge’s
main cable-supported span is 850m
long. The structure’s slender design
and its location in an area exposed to
severe environmental conditions
meant that it was important to
address dynamic issues, especially
Scope of works performed
• Damper system design and calculations
• Supply and installation of 192 VSL
Friction Dampers
• Supply and installation of 16 VSL
HDR Dampers
Incheon Bridge – Korea
for the stay cables. significantly reduced the amplitude of
the cable vibration, proving that their
A team of VSL Korea in collaboration performance was in line with the
with VSL Hong Kong was awarded a design expectations.
contract by Samsung to design and
install 192 VSL Friction Dampers
and 16 HDR Dampers on the
OWNER
bridge’s stay cables. The design Incheon Bridge Co. Ltd. (BTO)
work was carried out by VSL’s
Technical Centre in Singapore. CONSULTANT
Seoyoung Chodai
The HDR Dampers were all installed MAIN CONTRACTOR
in March 2009; for the Friction Samsung JV
Dampers, the installation work
started in early September 2009 and VSL ENTITY
VSL Korea and VSL Hong Kong
was completed by the end of the
month. DATE
2009
In-situ testing was carried out in
September 2009. The test results
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