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68 Category 2: Civil Structures 2 Owner Port of Rotterdam Architect ipv Delft General Contractor Wallaard Noordeloos Engineering Office Adams Civiel Advies Construction Period 03/2015 - 03/2016 The Gust Romijn bridge connects the Rotterdam city with the port. This 45 metre long bridge consists of a steel deck structure and supporting steel cut fences. The fences and the deck co-operate as a U-shaped construction. The load bearing fences consist of flanges and a body which features diamond-shaped perforations over the entire length. These diamond shaped cut-outs vary in size, reflecting the size of shear forces in the fence. The perforations are small at the supports and extend to the maximum size in the middle of the field and at the overhang. The deck has the main span of 29.4 m, followed by an overhang of 12.6 m on the east side. With the SCIA Engineer model consisting of 22,000 bars built to reproduce the diamond-shaped perforations. Only with such a detailed model, we could optimise the construction to a high level. The second order calculation and the dynamic analysis were made to ensure the reliability of the construction. This pedestrian bridge can be realized as a lightweight structure. The biggest challenge of this project was to schematise the supporting, perforated steel plate fence into a manageable and reliable calculation model. Gust Romijn Bridge - Rotterdam, Netherlands Adams Civiel Advies Contact Rob Arts Address Van Heemstraweg 123f Postbus 75 6650 AB Druten, Netherlands Website www.adamsbouwadvies.nl Adams Civiel Advies is the civil engineering department of Adams Bouwadviesbureau. We specialize in the engineering of bridges. Our challenge lies in proposing solutions that fulfil customer demands in an effective way. Adams Civiel Advies is part of Adams Bouwadviesbureau; an engineering office with over 25 consulting engineers with a passion for technique. Adams provides consultancy services in the area of structural engineering and building management. Adams is revolutionary in the area of BIM.