STAY CABLE : The System in Top Form N°220 - Freyssinet
STAY CABLE : The System in Top Form N°220 - Freyssinet
STAY CABLE : The System in Top Form N°220 - Freyssinet
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P A N O R A M A<br />
A Well-Integrated Giant<br />
Measur<strong>in</strong>g 30 m <strong>in</strong> height and cover<strong>in</strong>g 10,000 m 2 , the Soumont wall located near Lodève<br />
(Hérault) on the new A75 motorway between Clermont-Ferrand and the Mediterranean<br />
Sea is one of the largest Re<strong>in</strong>forced Earth reta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g structures <strong>in</strong> France.<br />
Despite its enormous proportions, the work was harmoniously <strong>in</strong>tegrated <strong>in</strong>to the rocky<br />
environment us<strong>in</strong>g architectural cladd<strong>in</strong>g elements arranged <strong>in</strong> a terrace-like formation.<br />
Dry Repair<br />
Many structures were damaged<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the floods that hit<br />
the south of France <strong>in</strong> 2002<br />
and 2003. Freyss<strong>in</strong>et was called<br />
<strong>in</strong> to repair a portion of the<br />
Philippe-Lamour canal near<br />
Montpellier. Twelve 4 x 4 m square<br />
slabs were reconstructed with<br />
shotcrete, 160 m 2 of concrete<br />
fac<strong>in</strong>g was restored and 320 m<br />
of cracks and 71 jo<strong>in</strong>ts were<br />
treated. Us<strong>in</strong>g a mobile coffer<br />
dam specially designed<br />
for this project, the repairs<br />
were successfully completed<br />
without the need to empty<br />
the canal.<br />
128<br />
Stay Cables<br />
for a Record-Break<strong>in</strong>g Span<br />
Construction of the Cooper<br />
River Bridge <strong>in</strong> South Carol<strong>in</strong>a<br />
(USA) is well underway.<br />
With a total length of 4,023 m,<br />
featur<strong>in</strong>g a 900 m-long<br />
cable-stayed stretch and<br />
a central span of 472 m,<br />
this is the largest structure of<br />
its k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>in</strong> the United States.<br />
Freyss<strong>in</strong>et will supply and<br />
<strong>in</strong>stall all 128 stay cables.<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>forced Earth:<br />
30 Birthday Candles <strong>in</strong> Japan<br />
In June, Bruno Dupety, Freyss<strong>in</strong>et's<br />
Chief Executive Officer, attended the traditional<br />
KAI ceremonies organized by Sumitomo/Hirose<br />
and Kawasho, Re<strong>in</strong>forced Earth licencies<br />
<strong>in</strong> Japan. <strong>The</strong> most successful entities<br />
were given awards for excellence and<br />
Mr Niki, Hirose, Tanura and Yamamoto<br />
received a trophy celebrat<strong>in</strong>g the thirtieth<br />
anniversary of Re<strong>in</strong>forced Earth’s licence<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Land of the Ris<strong>in</strong>g Sun.<br />
Freyss<strong>in</strong>et Attends the fib Symposium<br />
Freyss<strong>in</strong>et presented its latest accomplishments<br />
at the fib (International Federation for<br />
Structural Concrete) Symposium held <strong>in</strong> Avignon<br />
(France) between the 26th and 28th of April.<br />
This <strong>in</strong>ternational event organized by the AFGC<br />
(French Association of Civil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
brought together nearly 400 eng<strong>in</strong>eers,<br />
architects and experts from around the world.<br />
In addition to the official activities, visits<br />
to the Millau Viaduct, for which Freyss<strong>in</strong>et<br />
is <strong>in</strong>stall<strong>in</strong>g stay cables, and the Mediterranean<br />
TGV l<strong>in</strong>e were organized.<br />
2 Soils & Structures Second Semester 2004
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