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VIP Access Bridge, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Comprehensive bridge formwork and shoring solution
The new Meydan Race Course is part of Meydan City in Dubai. It is able to hold 60,000 spectators and hosted the Dubai World Cup for the first time in March 2010. PERI formwork was involved in many areas of Meydan City, one of them being the VIP bridge. The contractor had 4.5 months to build this 750 m long and 25 m (in some areas 49 m) wide bridge. The bridge is shaped like an arch therefore the box girder height varies between 2.00 and 4.50 m. The bridge formwork was supported by PD 8 Towers which ranked up to 10 m in the highest areas. The slab decking was done with MULTIFLEX using VT 20 girders.
The challenge in this project was the main bridge (the middle part). Normally the concrete of the center part of the bridge will be poured last and connect to the piers as they will stabilize the construction. Due to various reasons this couldn’t be done like this in the VIP bridge project. Therefore the middle part had to be concreted without being connected to the piers. Therefore, the complete load was carried by the PD 8 towers and stabilized through push-pull-props. Only by scheduling the project in this unusual way, the contractor could realise the completed project in time.
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VT 20K
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Justin Redelinghuys
Site Agent
Our project requires that 710 m of multicell box girder structure is constructed in a short period. We required a system that would be easily recognised and accepted by the client and consultant, simple to erect using semi-skilled persons, had limited components and was easy to dismantle as the site has to be very quickly demobilised. With only 80 days remaining we are expecting an exceptional project delivery time.
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Dutco Balfour Beatty L.L.C. |
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PERI (L.L.C.), United Arab Emirates
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PERI scope 1 | 2010 Middle East
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