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ENGENHARIA CIVIL

PONTES EM CONCRETOARMADO

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PROF. Dr. JOSÉ NERES F I L H O* *

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The AkashiKaiko Bridge

By Mr. KaufmanBodin e High School For In terna t iona l Affai r s

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The Akashi Kaiko Bridge• This is the

longestsuspensionbridge in theworld.

• Above the Akashi Straitbetween Maiko,

Tarumi-ward inKobe, andMatsuho, on

Awaji Island.

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• It has 6 lanes andcan support carsgoing 100 km/hr.

• The bridge has atotal length of12,832 feet (2.43miles).

• It was only slightlydamaged in TheGreat HanshinEarthquake of 1995

which destroyedmuch of Kobe. Itwas built to stand a8.5 Richter-scalequake.

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The bridge is a 3-span 2-hinged truss-stiffened suspension bridge.

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90,000 tons of steel were used in constructing the stiffening girders so itcan withstand the strong winds in the strait (which can gust up to 179 mph).

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The main body of the anchorage contains 140,000 m 3 ofconcrete and weighs 350,000 tons.

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each suspension cable is made of 36,830 wires of steel

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The view from the bridge

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