THE BRIDGES OF ROBERT MAILLART
1993; American Concrete Institute; Volume: 15; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1944-7388
Autores Tópico(s)Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
ResumoThe article notes that Robert Maillart (1872-1940), as no other engineer, explored and usefully applied the possibilities of reinforced concrete as well as accepted the material's sculptural challenge. The article describes many structural design innovations of Maillart, and describes examples of his many outstanding bridges. One such solution is the buckling resistant design of webs, compressed at midspan, of the Gundlischwand Bridge (1937) with its U section. Another challenge for Maillart was the skew bridge, and his flowing deck-stiffened segmented arch is a finite and unimprovable solution to the problem of the bridge with a continuous curve. Bridges noted here include the Magazzini Generali in Chiasso (1924/25), the Cementhalle (1939), the Chatelard Aquaduct (1925), the Schrahbach Bridge in Innerthal, the Zigenbach Bridge, the Valtschielbach Bridge (1925), the Landquart Railroad Bridge in Klosters, and the very attractive footbridge across the Toess river in Winterthur (1934).
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