Inspection and repair of Lake Maracaibo Bridge suspension cables

2001; NACE International; Volume: 40; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

0094-1492

Autores

Oladis Trocónis de Rincón, Daniel Contreras, Miguel Sánchez, José Padilla, Carlos Lasarte, Antonio Sarcos, Hildrum García, Alfredo Navarro,

Tópico(s)

Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring

Resumo

The wire ropes of the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, which spans lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, were inspected to determine the tension on the cables, the condition of the coating system, and the factors that have affected their performance. This article describes the preparation of recoating specifications and the procedure to retension the cables.

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