FEATURE NEWS:
A specialist of cable-stayed structures
Freyssinet Group, France, a world leading company in specialised civil engineering, is behind many innovations that have marked the world of civil engineering, such as cable-stay bridges, suspension cables, materials regeneration, soil reinforcement and improvement, as well as repair and maintenance of structures. The group also provides innovative solutions at all stages of a project, including design, construction method studies, project engineering, supply of equipment, etc.
The Group records countless achievements on the five continents, bolt on the construction of structures and also ensuring their improvement and long-term durability, applying the most appropriate solutions at each stage of a structure: new construction, rehabilitation or alterations of existing constructions, repair, servicing, and preventive maintenance. Among many references, Freyssinet Group has provided products and services for cable-stayed bridges, including French famous bridges such as the Normandie bridge, the Brotonne bridge, the Tarascon-Beaucaire bridge, the Spanish Vasco de Gama bridge or other bridges world-wide, such as the Arena viaduct, the bridge over the Guadiana, the Barranca El Zapote bridge, Glebe Island bridge, the Oresund bridge and the Ting Kau bridge.
Photo: Freyssinet supplied 184 stayed-cables distributed in 8 harps of 23 stayed-cables each for the Pont de Normandie (France). Each cable, from 450 to 95m long, has a diameter of 0.168m and is composed of 31, 44 or 53 strands each consisting of 7 galvanised wires, featuring a breaking resistance of 27 tonnes
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Freyssinet Group |
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France |
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+33 1 46 01 85 85 |
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www.freyssinet.com |