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Akashi-Kaikyo bridge

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (HSBA 1998), longest suspension bridge in the world with two steel X-braced moment frame towers, carries six lanes of roadway, crosses Akashi Strait, Japan. Tower height 282.8 m (928 ft), longest span 1991 m (6532 ft), clearance below 65.7 m (216 ft), opened April 5, 1998, TH/SL 0.11... [Pg.82]

HSBA. 1998. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge - Design and Construction of the Worlds Longest Bridge, Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority, Japan. [Pg.88]

Figure 31.1 Akashi-Kaikyo bridge. (Photo oourtesy of Wikipedia.org). Figure 31.1 Akashi-Kaikyo bridge. (Photo oourtesy of Wikipedia.org).
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, presently the suspension bridge with the longest span in the world, was hit by the Hanshin Kobe earthquake while under construction. The epicenter of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake was located just about 2-3 km... [Pg.547]

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Suspension 3,911/1,991 1995 Hanshin Kobe earthquake 6.8 No damage Kitagawa 2004... [Pg.549]

Design of Cable-Supported Bridges Control Strategies, Fig. 4 TMDs on the Akashi Kaikyo towers (Courtesy of Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Co., Ltd. )... [Pg.542]

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