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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.17</doi>
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<article-title>HEAVYLIFTING OPERATIONS FOR THE<br/>
ASSEMBLY OF A 150 M LONG SIMPLY<br/>
SUPPORTED BRIDGE DECK</article-title>
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<author>JUAN J. MARTI<sup>1</sup>, JAVIER MARTINEZ<sup>2</sup>, JOSE L. SALAMANCA<sup>1</sup>, SALVADOR<br/>
SALAMANCA<sup>1</sup>, ALVARO DELICADO<sup>1</sup>, ALVARO SAENZ<sup>1</sup>,<br/>
and FERNANDO ESPINOSA DE LOS MONTEROS<sup>3</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Engineering Dept, ALE Heavylift, Madrid, Spain<br/>
<sup>2</sup>ALE Heavylift, Madrid, Spain<br/>
<sup>3</sup>Joint venture DRAGADOS-DRACE, Cadiz, Spain</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>The new viaduct over the Cadiz Bay includes a removable deck to allow the navigation
of large floating structures, higher than the 69 m clearance of the main cable-stayed
span of the bridge. For this purpose, a 150 m long simply supported span was
designed, which can be assembled and disassembled. The steel deck, weighing 4,000
metric tons, was completely manufactured onshore, the challenge being to move such a
massive structure to its final position above the piers. It required for several
heavylifting maneuvers, such as land transportation and load-out with two 6 x 28 axle
lines of self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs), sailing with a 100 m long
barge and positioning the deck in-between the piers with a tight gap, a lifting with eight
strand jacks 850 T capacity each and a final transversal shifting. The aim of this paper
being to describe all the activities and the heavylifting equipment employed for the
assembly of such a massive deck.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Lifting, Strand jack, SPMT, Load out, Removable deck, Construction
equipment.</p>
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