ECCS Awards for steel bridges 2010 > Photo gallery
The European Convention for Constructional Steelwork organizes the 2nd
ECCS Award For Steel Bridges in 2010.
The objective is to give European recognition to outstanding steel and
composite bridges and footbridges, emphasizing the many advantages of
steel in construction, production, economy and architecture. The Awards
are opened to steel and composite bridges which steel structures were
fabricated in the ECCS full members’ countries. The construction
must have been completed and be ready for use within the last three years.
Bridges, footbridges and renovation projects (major retrofit, expansion
or rehabilitation) are eligible.
All applications were assessed against the following criteria:
- to be of an internationally recognised standard,
- to be outstanding in its construction,
- to emphasize the advantages of steel in construction, production, economy and architecture,
- to disseminate the knowledge of steel, its many uses, and to draw attention to its development,
- to improve the image of steel,
- to interest clients, architects and engineers in using more steel within the entire building sector,
> Photo gallery of the award ceremony on the symposium website
Members of the Jury:
Paulo J. S. Cruz: Civil engineer, Full Professor, University of Minho, Chairman of ECCS Technical Committee on « Architectural & Structural Design - Innovation, Construction and Emerging Technologies »
Jean-Pierre Epinoux: Former head of the bridge building department of Baudin-Châteauneuf
Niels Gimsing: Former professor for steel structures at the University of Copenhagen
Ulrike Kuhlmann: Professor for steel structures at the University of Stuttgart
Bertrand Lemoine: Architect and civil engineer, Chairman of ECCS Promotional Management Board
Nesrin Yardimici: Professor Doctor of civil engineering, Yeeditete University, President of ECCS
Road, highway and railway bridges
AWARD: Ravine Fontaine viaduct • Reunion Island, France, 2009 -> See more pictures |
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Client : Région Reunion Architect(s): Yves Faup - Frédéric Zirk, Architectes (Atelier Méridional Joël Nissou Architectes) / Pierre G. Dezeuze, Architecte associé |
Engineer(s): Bureau
d’études Greisch ; T-ingénierie ; Coyne
et Bellier ; Seti ; Getec Réunion, Cimolai Steelwork Contractor: Cimolai |
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Description: The viaduct constructed between 2007 and 2009.
The deck, 200 meters long by 20,1 meters wide, is a mixed steel/reinforced
concrete structure. The steel framing is formed by a pair of longitudinal
box girders having a height just above one meter by two meters in
width, spaced out at 8 meter centres. The longitudinal box girders
are connected between each other and stiffened with “T”
sections spaced out at circa 4 meter centres. The box girders also
form a surface for supporting the pre-cast deck elements necessary
for casting the reinforced concrete deck. The arch, which develops
overa length of approximately 170 meters, is formed from a steel
box girder of varying height with continuità from the abutment,
where the height is greater than 5 meters and the mean width circa
2,6 meters, up to the arch ridge, where the box flattens out and
becomes 1 meter high by 10 meters wide. |
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Certificate of merit: Lange Brücke Potsdam (bridge across the Havel) • Stadt Potsdam, Germany, 2009 -> See more pictures |
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Client : Stadt Potsdam, Germany Architects: Henry Ripke Architekten |
Engineering:
Klähne Bauchspieß Steelwork Contractor: Genthiuer Stahl-und Metallbau |
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Fahrt” an effective span of the clamped construction of 46.00
m at a length of ca. 56.20 m is reached. It is built as a composite
construction, consisting of a deck of reinforced concrete and steel
beams of alternating height, at intervals of about 2.50m. The longitudinal
beams are supported by arched cross beams. For the bridge an effective span of the clamped construction is of 68,20 m, in three single spans of 13,60 m, 19,40 m and 30,30 m. The normal section for the bridges is characterized on one hand by the row of trusses in longitudinal direction and on the other by the combined structure consisting of steel trusses and the bridge deck in reinforced concrete. |
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Pedestrian and cycle bridges
AWARD: Footbridge Over the "Rhein-Herne-Channel" in Gelsenkirchen • Germany, 2009 -> See more pictures |
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Client : RVR-Regionalverband Ruhr Architect(s): Schlaich Bergermann und Partner-Sbp |
Engineering: Schlaich
Bergermann und Partner-Sbp |
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Description: The new suspension bridge crosses the Rhein-Herne Canal in a broad gesture. The curved steel superstructure with a main span of 141m is suspended on the outer edge of the cross section by a cable structure fixed to a 45 m high mast at the northern bank. The main cables are anchored tangentially in the deck roughly 24 m before the abutments: the connection does not have additional support. 30 stainless steel hanger cables every 3 m are connected to the main suspension cables by machined clamps. In order to reduce the length of the central hanger cables, a secondary, garland-shaped suspension cable runs between the main suspension cables at midspan. |
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Certificate of merit: Bremerhaven Glazed Pedestrian Swing Bridge • Bremerhaven, Germany, 2009 -> See more pictures |
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Client : BEAN Bremerhavener Entwicklungsgesellschaft
Alter/ Neuer Hafen Architect(s): WTM Engineers |
Engineer(s):
WTM Engineers Steelwork Contractor: RSM Rogge Stahl-und Maschinenbau |
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Description: The bridge is divided into two immobile parts
and the movable swing bridge, which is disconnected from the overall
system when opened. |
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Bridge refurbishment
AWARD: New life for an old historical steel bridge over the Mures River in Savarsin • Romania, 2008 -> See more pictures |
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Client: County Council Arad Architects: |
Engineering: Prof. Radu Bancila, Dr.Ing. Edward
Petzek, Prof. Vasile Bondariuc, Dr.Ing. D. Boldus Steelwork Contractor: Amarad Arad |
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Description: This bridge is the first structure from a large
program concerning the rehabilitation of a series of historical
bridges. Every case must be separately considered. Nevertheless
the rehabilitation of such representative structures is one of the
main tasks of the bridge engineers. For the deck, the solution of
a composite structure was chosen. The thickness of the new concrete
deck is 22 cm. Headed studs with D=22 mm welded through steel sheets
were used. Bridge with four spans and parabolic main girder L =
4 x 39,8 = 159,20 m |
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> See all the submitted projects