School Assignment

1. Cable Stayed Bridges
By Adrian Navarro & Daesia Valdivia

2. What is a Cable-Stayed
Bridge?
A c a b l e - s t a y e d b r i d g e i s b r i d g e t h a t h a s 1 + p y l o n s *
a n d c a b l e s t h a t s u s t a i n t h e b r i d g e d e c k * . T h e
p u r p o s e o f t h i s b r i d g e i s t o h e l p v e h i c l e s a n d p e o p l e
c r o s s r i v e r s / v a l l e y s t h a t wo u l d n o r m a l l y b e d i f f i c u l t t o
p a s s t h r o u g h
T h e r e a r e a l s o d i f f e r e n t c l a s s e s o f c a b l e - s t a y e d b r i d g e s
w h i c h i n c l u d e :
o H a r p – 2 l i n e d c a b l e s e t u p
o M o n o – 6 l i n e d c a b l e s e t u p
o S t a r – 6 l i n e d , o b t u s e a n g l e s e t u p
o F a n – 6 l i n e d , a c u t e a n g l e s e t u p
* P y l o n s – T o we r s
* B r i d g e D e c k – Wa l k wa y o r R o a d wa y

3. A Breakdown of a Cable-
Stayed bridge
A c a b l e - s t a y e d b r i d g e i s t y p i c a l l y m a d e o f c a b l e s
t h a t a r e b u i l t f r o m s t e e l wi r e s . T h e wi r e s a r e c o v e r e d
wi t h a p r o t e c t i v e c o v e r t h a t k e e p t h e c a b l e s
we a t h e r r e s i s t a n t . C a b l e - s t a y e d b r i d g e s a r e b u i l t t o
b e p r o t e c t e d f r o m n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r s .

4. Examples of Cable-Stayed
Bridges
R u s s k y B r i d g e – V l a d i v o s t o k , R u s s i a
S u t o n g B r i d g e – S u z h o u , C h i n a
T a t a r a B r i d g e – I k u s h i I s l a n d , J a p a n

5. Russky Bridge
The Russky Bridge in Vladivostok, Russia is the largest cable-stayed
bridge in the world.
The totaled length of the bridge is 1886 (2063 yards) meters (rounded).
The pylons have a height of 324 (354 yards) meters.
It’s longest cable stay is 580 (634 yards) meters. It’s shortest is 136 (149)
It consists of 4 driving lanes.

6. Russky Bridge
The Russky Bridge has towers constructed from concrete and a self-
climbing* formwork that helped build the bridge to its highest possible
quality.
The Russky Bridge has a weight capacity of
The cables attacked at an elevation level of 197,500 (215,989 yards)
meters.
The span structure* consists of aerodynamic* plates with wind tunnels
that help the bridge resist gusty winds.
*Self-climbing – work platforms that lead up the pylons.
*Span Structure – bridge runway, road that connects between the two
pylons
*Aerodynamic – shape that helps resist air moving past

7. Russky Bridge
o The Russky Bridge in crosses the Eastern Bosphorus Strait.
o It was completed in July of 2012.
o It was given it’s official name on September 3rd, 2012.
o The construction had cost approximately $1.2 billion USD.
o The Russky Bridge was build to aid the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation*.
*Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation – Member economy that
promotes free trade.

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