Special formwork travellers for Atlantic bridge
Customer: Vinci Grand Projects
Country: Panama
Location: Colón (Panamá Canal)
Year: 2016-18
Description:
4 No. R-1900 series form travellers for the construction of a cable stay bridge
IDENTIFIED NEEDS:
Lifting of the FT including the precast, as was unable to place crane in pir table. Inner form capable to fold and pass through over a hole 30% of their open configuration. Precast movement and operativity during normal cycle, avoiding the use of big cranes during construction phase.
What was the challenge?:
Achieve a structure capable to withstand the 300 tons of segment in 1 phase using less than 200 tons of steel, as well as to design the inner form capable to pass through the gap of the inner form, which was a big challenge.
Special formwork travellers for Atlantic bridge
Customer: Vinci Grand Projects
Country: Panama
Location: Colón (Panamá Canal)
Year: 2016-18
Description:
4 No. R-1900 series form travellers for the construction of a cable stay bridge
IDENTIFIED NEEDS:
Lifting of the FT including the precast, as was unable to place crane in pir table. Inner form capable to fold and pass through over a hole 30% of their open configuration. Precast movement and operativity during normal cycle, avoiding the use of big cranes during construction phase.
What was the challenge?:
Achieve a structure capable to withstand the 300 tons of segment in 1 phase using less than 200 tons of steel, as well as to design the inner form capable to pass through the gap of the inner form, which was a big challenge.
