Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2009

126 Used software: ESA-Prima Win • Type: cable stayed concrete-steel bridge • Location: Beernem, Belgium • Total Steel weight: +/- 215 tons • Total length: 98 m width: 4,5 m The bicyclist and pedestrian bridge of Beernem is build to cross the canal Ghent-Ostend between VaartNorth and the Stationsstreet in an easy and safe way. It connects the station district with the centre of the village. The bridge is also a surplus value for the yacht-basin of Beernem. This connection is a touristic trump to expand the yacht. The bridge can be described as a cable stayed bridge with a mixed concrete-steel deck. The deck consists of a concrete slab which is supported by 4 longitudinal beams. These longitudinal beams have a common lower flange which is curved. The pylon is an A-shaped pylon. The legs of the pylon have an elliptical cross section of which the dimensions are variable along the height of the pylon. Use of ESA-Prima Win Description of technical questions to be solved with ESA-Prima Win Both, for the dimensioning of the bridge in the traffic situation and the erection engineering of the bridge, ESA-Prima Win was used. From point of view engineering this project has several challenges. First, there was the fact that the bridge deck was mixed concrete-steel. This implied a deck calculation in several stages with different stiffness factors and Bicyclist and pedestrian bridge, Beernem The bridge of this project is build to cross the canal Ghent-Ostend in an easy and safe way. It connects the station district of Beernem with the centre of the village. This bridge is also a real surplus value, a touristic trump for the yacht-basin of the town. The bridge is a cable stayed bridge with a mixed concrete-steel deck. The deck consists of a concrete slab which is supported by 4 longitudinal beams. These longitudinal beams have a common lower flange which is curved. The pylon is an A-shaped pylon. The legs of the pylon have an elliptical cross section of which the dimensions are variable along the height of the pylon. Owner: Beernem Architect: AMS General Contractor: Van Britsom & Verheye Engineering Office: Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. Construction Start: 2008 Construction End: 2008 Location: Beernem, Belgium Project Information Short Description CAE Civil Works 3 Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V. Contact Jurn De Vleeschauwer, Wim Dewilde Address Grote Baan 18 9920 Lovendegem, Belgium Phone +32 9 370 71 25 Email [email protected] Website www.stendess.com Ingenieursbureau Stendess N.V., a steel and concrete engineering company The engineering firm Stendess was founded by an experienced team specialising in the study and design of steel constructions. From its establishment Stendess has made high quality and full service provision its top priority. Thanks to this 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. Stendess can follow up on cross-border projects in accordance with most standards and codes: Eurocode, NBN, NEN, DIN, NF, AISC, British Standards and specific national codes. Key activities • Industrial buildings: steel factories, power plants, depots, etc, • Other buildings: service buildings, concert halls, sport facilities, swimming pools, apartment buildings, • Bridge constructions: arch bridges, cable –stayed bridges, suspension bridges, bascule bridges, swing bridges, orthotropic bridges, mixed steelconcrete bridges… • Off-shore projects: lock gates, Roro, oil rigs… • Industrial equipment: silos, cranes, crane ways, storage tanks… • Erection engineering: longitudinal and transverse repositioning, skidding, lifting, bridge launching… Locations of the constructions: Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Singapore, Chile, Brazil, Cameroun, Russia, Thailand…

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