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"Construction of the sea-crossing bridge is an indication of Chinas increasing
economic power, and it is expected to boost economic development in the Yangtze
River Delta."
Of the total project cost of CNY11.8bn ($1.42bn), approximately CNY149m ($18m)
was contributed by 17 non-governmental enterprises in the province. Around 35% of
this amount was raised from private companies in Ningbo; 59% was provided as
loans from Chinas central and regional banks. The Songcheng Group is the biggest
non-governmental shareholder in the project with its investment accounting for
17.3% of the basic capital. Construction of the sea-crossing bridge is an indication of
CONTRACTORS INVOLVED:
China Railway Bridge Bureau Group Co. Ltd. was the main contractor for the
project. The contract for consulting and engineering services was awarded to Hardesty
& Hanover, LLP.
Piles Mechanism:
A large no. Of 6000 piles are required @depth of 80 metres
Factories are setup near the construction.
Steel sheets of 22mt thick are rolled into a pile of 1.5 mt wide and 90 mt
long and are arc welded twice inner and outer.
These are the longest and strongest piles ever used in China.
To prevent Rusting they used Fusion Bound Epoxy coating.
For the proper alignment of piles they used GPS System where each pile is
given fixed address based on Longitude and Latitude.
Next is the Driving of piles:
Massive Sledge Hammer mounted on a ship served this purpose
It drives a pile at force of 250 tons/m and it takes 2 hours for a pile.
Fig: Piles
Fig: Hammer
Concrete:
By the porous nature of concrete, n that salt environment it is difficult for us to rely
totally on the custom concrete.
So, the engineers and material experts tried out numerous technologies and at last
they came out with a solution which is the mixing of SOOT and some Corrosion
inhibitors that reduces the reaction time a lot that occurs between the salt and
concrete.
Girders:
Fig: Girders
Bay Mechanism:
For a bay bridge to withstand the Typhoons and other natural windward forces there
required a giant spans to support the whole structure.
Also for free movement of cargo i and around the sea the bridge is fixed at a
height of 45m height.
The technique adopted is tested by the Wind Engineers in an artificial
environment and at last they adopted a triangular shaped towers suspended by
the cables all way.
Cable stair Mechanism using 202 m pole A-shaped .