|
The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge (; , ) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Yangtze River in China between Nantong and Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province. ==Design and construction== With a span of , it was the cable-stayed bridge with the longest main span in the world in 2008-2012. Its two side spans are each, and there are also four small cable spans. The bridge received the 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award (OCEA) from the American Society of Civil Engineers.〔(Bridging a Great Divide - World’s Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge Wins Prestigious U.S. Civil Engineering Award ), American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, March 25, 2010.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】Transportation )〕 Two towers of the bridge are high and thus the third tallest in the world. The total bridge length is . Construction began in June 2003, and the bridge was linked up in June 2007. The bridge was opened to traffic on 25 May 2008〔(Sutong Bridge Opens to Traffic ). Retrieved 2009-12-11. 〕 and was officially opened on 30 June 2008.〔(苏通长江大桥正式通车 建设创四项世界纪录 ). Retrieved 2009-12-11.〕 Construction has been estimated to cost about US$1.7 billion. The completion of the bridge shortens the commute between Shanghai and Nantong, previously a four-hour ferry ride, to about an hour. It brings Nantong one step closer to becoming an important part of the Yangtze River Delta economic zone, and has further attracted foreign investors into the city. The bridge is also pivotal in the development of poorer northern Jiangsu regions. The tower is an inverted Y-shaped reinforced concrete structure with one connecting girder between tower legs. The bridge deck is a steel box girder with internal transverse and longitudinal diaphragms and fairing noses at both sides of the bridge deck. The total width of the bridge deck is 41 metres including the fairing noses. AECOM provided comprehensive services to the main contractor, China Harbour Engineering Co. Second Navigational Engineering Bureau in the construction phase of the bridge. The services include contractor's alternative design; development of construction methodology; construction engineering/erection analysis/geometry control; deck lifting methods and procedures; surveying and monitoring techniques and systems; stay cable installation simulations; advice on construction method statements and specifications; bridge aerodynamics and wind tunnel testing; vibration mitigation measures/devices; falsework and plant/equipment design; advice on innovation and high-technology and research and development. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sutong Yangtze River Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|