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Schwandbach Bridge
The Schwandbach Bridge is a deck-stiffened reinforced concrete arch bridge near Bern in Switzerland, designed by Robert Maillart and completed in November 1933 at a cost of 47,298 CHF.
Design.
The bridge has a main span of 37 metres, and a total length of 55.6m. The arch is polygonal rather than curved, and is only 200 mm thick. It supports the bridge deck via 160 mm thick reinforced concrete cross walls. The deck is thicker than the arch, and is stiff
be completely analyzed using the available mathematical techniques. Ritter’s principles did allow for uncommon shapes.
Bridges.
- Tavanasa Bridge
- Arve Bridge
- Zuoz Bridge
- Stauffacher Bridge
- Salginatobel Bridge
- Schwandbach Bridge
- Bohlbach Bridge
- Rossgraben Bridge
- Traubach Bridge
See also.
- Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (2010), United States
Sources.
- ASCE, "Notable Engineers - Robert Maillart", History and Heritage of Civil Engineering, undated