The awardwinning doubletrack railway and motorway opened on july 1, 2000. The oresund tunnel, under construction in copenhagen, forms part of the oresund link betwen denmark and sweden. Information from its description page there is shown below. T,eir input can particularly be found in the design of the oresund link, which will be the longest immersed concrete tunnel in europe. Oresund link, denmark and sweden the longest cablestayed bridge for road and heavy rail in europe. The required service life of the structure is 100 years in environmental conditions that are aggressive to concrete. Tunnel design on sap2000 concrete design structural. The design concept opened up the use of largescale, factory controlled prefabrication, with erection on site by heavy lifting equipment, a method which was used by the contractor. The danes chose the name to complement the natural island of saltholm salt islet just to the north. The contractor was responsible for the detailed design and could tailor it to his favoured construction methods. Design for this condition is, therefore, described in more detail. This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected.
The design of the oresund tunnel immersed tunnel techniques 2. This amazing bridge turns into a tunnel and connects denmark. Tunnel design the oresund tunnel of design,and build making a success chris marshall abstract this paper explores the benefits of design and build as a procurement method for major infrastructure projects. Denmark kastrup the oresund tunnel forms part of the fixed link between zeeland in denmark and scania in sweden. The design, manufacturing and installation of the bearings were carried out by the swiss civil engineering. The bridge, which was opened on 1 july 2000, has a total length of 7,845 metres, a width of 23. The tunnel project in mid1995 oresundkonsortiet signed a contract with the oresund tunnel contractors for the design and construction of the tunnel. Oresund bridge however is a bit different, as its not only a bridge that allows drivers and. The design of the oresund tunnel casting facility immersed. This months instalment of our ongoing engineering feat of the month features will focus on the famous oresund bridge and drogden tunnel. Papers 2021 borders collaborating across regions and.
From there an almost 5 mile long bridge leads the highway and railway to the swedish coast at malmo. Overview the project was a 16 km long road and rail link between the swedish town of malmo and the danish capital, copenhagen. The oresund tunnel forms part of the fixed link between zeeland in denmark and scania in sweden. The project is located in malmo and copenhagen, kobenhavn, hovedstaden, denmark. The oresund links overall disposition and general design is rooted in respect for the environment and for simple, rational, nordic building traditions. Concrete for the oresund tunnel a comprehensive concrete specification has been prepared to control the quality of the concrete for the oresund link. Oresund bridge is a motorway bridge freeway bridge, railroad railway bridge, cablestayed bridge with harp system and steel bridge that was built from 1996 until 2000. Crossborder integration intensified following the opening of a fixedlink bridgetunnel in 2000.
Oresund consortium forwarded from svedab and as oresundsforbindelser, there are two main financial sources for the project the loans taken by the oresund consortium, svedab and as oresundsforbindelser and the eu funds from the ten programme. In november 1995, the design build contract for the oresund bridge, in the oresund link between denmark and sweden, was awarded to sundlink see previous abstract, irrd e100923. Starting from denmark, lets explore how this whole structure took. Pdf part of the construction of a fixed link between denmark and sweden across the oresund is the 7. Tunnel nor were the bonds secured by the full faith and credit of the commonwealth of virginia. Environment in oresund during and after the construction works. The oresund link cutaway section of a tunnel element. Oresund immersed tube tunnel denmark to sweden project information year of completion. The tunnel construction was tendered in 1994 as a design and construct contract, the conceptual d esign being carried out by the oresund link consultants.
And how is the environment doing today 12 years after the completion of the immersed tunnel under. The oresund bridge is a combined railway and motorway bridge across the oresund strait between sweden and denmark. The discussion is founded on the authors 10 year experience in building the hong kongzhuhaimacao bridge hzmb immersed tunnel as a site design engineer. The details of all publications are in the researchgate in full text pdf forms.
Dec, 2012 how do you safeguard the environment in the best possible way during the construction works. Bridgetunnel between copenhagen, denmark and malmo, sweden. Project profile template for 1st case study in sweden the oresund link august 7, 2008. And join that bridge seamlessly with an immersed tunnel. In november 1995, the design build contract for the oresund bridge, in the oresund link between denmark and sweden, was awarded to sundlink see earlier abstract, irrd e100923. The design, manufacturing and installation of the bearings were carried out by the swiss civil engineering firm mageba. The bridge tunnel opened to traffic on april 15, 1964 as a 20mile twolane highway toll facility and is located in arguably the most tumultuous marine environment of any infrastructure in the world. Kindly share any material on how to design a tunnel on sap2000. Sep 09, 2015 the oresund is an engineering marvel that connects the danish capital of copenhagen to the swedish city of malmo. The criteria for rock tunnels are to be determined on a project specific basis, subject to wssc approval. Mar 26, 2017 three main segments of the oresund link on the denmark side, the link begins with a 3,510meter 2. The 16km road and rail structure consists of an immersed tube tunnel, a manmade island and a 7. The 16km long tunnel, island and bridge link consists of a four lane motorway and a dual track high speed rail line between kastrup near copenhagen and lernacken near malmo.
Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. Their solution was one of the largest infrastructure projects in european history. The bridge joins drogden tunnel on the artificial island of peberholm pepper islet. Oresund bridge the oresund or oresund bridge is a doubletrack railway and dual carriageway bridgetunnel,that stretches across the oresund strait between scania southernmost sweden and denmark. Jan 08, 2012 oresund bridge halftunnel, halfbridge and a bonus artificial island. The tunnel emerges from the water into a roadway on a 4,055meter 2.
This chimerical bridgetunnel appears to dead end right into the sea. Oresund bridge free download as powerpoint presentation. Design of immersed tunnel and how we research submerged. A cablestayed bridge runs nearly 8 km 5 miles to an artificial island where it transitions into a tunnel that runs another 4 km 2. Oresund 2 free download as powerpoint presentation. Ekonomiska vinster av oresundsforbindelsen pdf in swedish. The oresund tunnel contractors, a consortium consisting of ncc. For the transverse design, strips of tunnel with a unit width of one metre were modelled as plane frames supported on a series of elastic supports, capable of sustaining only compression, to represent the gravel bed foundation. The tunnel design criteria include the following asp ects.
The discussion is developed by considering the case of the resund tunnel, part of the resund link between denmark and sweden. To be more specific, this project included construction of an submerged tunnel 3,510 metres long enclosing a dual 2lane highway and doubletrack rail line making it then the longest structure of its kind in the world. Bittner supervision of tender process as tunnel bid manager. The oresund bridge project involved building an underwater tunnel, an artificial island, an artificial peninsula, and a bridge. Project profile template for 1st case study in sweden the. Vibration issues, caused by several cables in the bridge moving under certain wind and temperature conditions, were combatted with the installation of compression spring dampers installed in pairs at the centre of the cables.
A manmade island known as peberholm was built to support the transition point. The oresund is the most wellknown example of european crossborder collaboration, building on the metropolitan area around copenhagen and, across the sound, southern sweden with the cities of malmo, lund and helsingborg. The oresund bridge the oresund bridge is the longest combined road and rail bridge in europe, connecting two major metropolitan areas. China is the father of the world bridge, foreign netizens have seen crazy spit duration. These were the design requirements facing engineers when they began planning how to connect denmark and sweden across the oresund strait. The oresund tunnel making a success of design and build. In july 1995, the oresund tunnel contractors 0tc, a joint venture of five major international contractors, was awarded the. Vinci construction grands projets was mandated to design build the tunnel. The tunnel was designed to accommodate four highway lanes, two high. The central closure between elements was formed insitu. The 7485mlong bridge consists of two approach bridges and one high bridge. Oresund immersed tube tunnel connecting denmark and sweden the purpose of this project was to cast and launch twenty 55,000.
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