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71 Category 2: Civil Structures 2 Owner Waterwegen en Zeekanaal Afdeling Bovenschelde Architect Mobiliteit en openbare werken Expertise beton en staal (EBS) General Contractor Artes Depret N.V. Engineering Office EBS/ Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. Construction Period 07/2014 - 05/2015 The Jaagpadbrug, called the ‘Ijzerwegbrug, is a new bridge for cyclists and pedestrians over the Boven-Schelde river at Avelgem. The bowstring bridge is 92 m long and consists of a midspan of 70.3 m and two ramps of 10.85 m. The orthotropic deck is 3 m wide. The bridge has a weight of 166 tons. It is a butterfly bridge because of its open covered arches. Between the arches there are no horizontal connections or bracing. The bridge was bolted on site. The bridge was assembled to his final place with two cranes and a pontoon in one day. SCIA Engineer was used for both the dimensioning of the bridge under traffic load and erection engineering. From an engineering point of view, this project has several challenges. First, there was the bridge deck that has an important influence on the global behaviour of the bridge. The possibility to input and use graphical sections was a big advantage. Second, it was possible to combine stability and second order analysis to check the arches without intermediate connection. Third, the dynamic analysis of the bridge exposed to the traffic and wind load was made. Jaagpad Bridge - Avelgem, Belgium Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. Contact Jan Braeckman Address Grote Baan 18 9920 Lovendegem, Belgium Website www.stendess.com Stendess calculates and draws complex steel constructions in a high quality and efficient manner while seeking economically responsible and substantial solutions for specific technical stability issues. Thanks to the integral service, where the design of the metal superstructure and the concrete substructure are calculated and drawn by experts in the same office. The building owner and principal contractor retain 100% control over the complete structure. References demonstrate the multidisciplinary knowledge and ability of our engineers and designers in the market of bridges, industry, utility and other projects located worldwide.