Seminar Registration: Oakland Bay Bridge Construction Engineering

The signature span of the new San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge will be the Self-Anchored Suspension span (SAS), the longest "self-anchored" suspension bridge in the world.

A "self-anchored" bridge requires the horizontal component of the suspension cable force to be resisted by compression in the deck, so the deck must be supported in position by falsework until the cable is in place. The single main tower
comprises four individual steel legs constructed in four lifts, requiring a separate, 163m tall, temporary steel erection tower to lift the components into place.

Structural and geotechnical design for the $350M temporary works, which included approximately 25,000 tonnes of structural steel, was undertaken by Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd here in Vancouver. The presentation will provide an overview of the interesting engineering challenges encountered by the designers.

Seminar Information

Speaker: Bruce Hamersley, P.Eng., Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.

Venue: Room C300, UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Time: Refreshments 6:00 pm, Presentation 6:30 pm

Registration Fee

SEABC Members:

Free

SEABC Student Members:

Free

Non-Members:

$75 +HST

Registration Deadline:

Registration closes at 5pm on February 22.

Cancellations and Refunds:

Registration paid for by non-members: An administration fee of $25 will apply to all cancellations received by February 22. No refunds given after that date.

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