OPENING
Jacques GODFRAIN, former French Minister, Member of the French Parliament and Mayor of Millau, France.
Sylvie PETETIN, OTUA, France
Session 1 ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Session chairman: F. LEPINGLE, Road Directorate, France. The steel bridges of the A75 motorway, France. G. GILLET, AIOA, France. Architecture and structure of bridges
A. LENCZNER, Forster and Partners, UK.
Session 2 CABLE – STAYED BRIDGES Session chairman: N. GIMSING, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark. Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong Design of the Steel Superstructure K. FALBE-HANSEN, Ove Arup, UK. The design and construction of the Port Tawe Bridges, Swansea, UK I.FIRTH, Flint&Neil Partnership, UK. Visual inspection of bridge cables and their coatings A.P.BOUE, Germany The new bridge of the commercial port of Venice, Italy M. NOVARIN, Eiffage TP, France Detailed Design of the Neva Twin Cable-Stayed Bridge, Russia I.KOLYUSHEV, Institute Giprostroymost, Russia
Session 3 SUSPENSION BRIDGES Session chairman: J.-P. GOURMELON, Central Laboratory of Bridges and Roads, France
Modern suspension bridges: global point of view K. OSTENFELD, COWI, Denmark Long span bridge aerodynamics - Four bridge case studies J. D. RAGGETT, West Wind Laboratory, USA Suspension bridge cable replacement. P. SLUSZKA, Ammann & Whitney, USA The California orthotropic steel bridges, USA. A.R. MANGUS, Caltrans, USA EWind Tunnel Testing of the Parallel Tacoma Narrows Bridges, Canada S. STOYANOF, RWDI, Canada New Carquinez bridge - North America's newest suspension bridge, California, USA E. THIMMHARD, California Department of Transport Division of Structure Design, USA
16.30 -18.30
Session 4 STEEL GIRDER BRIDGES Session chairmen:
C. DOLLING, CORUS, UK
B. CHABROLIN, CTICM, France. Composite bridges built in an area affected by a mining subsidenc J.STRASKY, Strasky Husky & Partners, Czech Republic Design and fabrication of the Sylvan Overcrossing 70W HPS girder bridge, USA B. JOHNSON, US Federal Highway Administration, USA The Spanish experience in double composite bridges: evolution and application to some exceptional bridges J.F. MILLANES, IDEAM, Spain Design of high performance bridges in the small and medium span range Ph.RAMONDENC, SNCF, France New bridges over the Aar channel at Hagneck, Switzerland D.STUCKI, DIC Ingénieurs, Switzerland Long span and wide twin girder composite bridges R. DUBOIS, Baudin Chateauneuf, France STwin girder decks in MIKTI research program, France F.TAVAKOLI, Ministère de l'Equipement, France The Jaulny Viaduct, new East HSR, France JB. Datry, SETEC, France Salto del Carnero railway bridge, Spain. Concept and design P.TANNER, CESMA, Spain LCurrent world-wide trends in the usage of modern steel for bridge constructions. F.SCHROETER, DH, Germany
Evening programme
An outdoor evening: a barbecue party will be organised on the Maladrerie peninsula, in Millau.
Various sporting activities will be offered free of charge: archery, down-river kayak-canoeing, traditional games of bowls. Casual dress is recommended.
9.00-12.30
Session 5 ARCH BRIDGES Session chairmen: J.M.CALZON, MC2, Spain - J. BERTHELLEMY, Sétra, France. Design of the Caiyanba Bridge Bridge in Chongquing, China M-C. TANG-J .SUN, TY Lin International, USA The Grand Canal’s 4th bridge between Piazzale Roma and the train station in Venice, Italy S. VENTO, Comune di Venezia, Italy Design topics for a restricted horizontal force steel bridge G.L. PITA, Universidad Tecnologica Nacional Facultad Cordoba, Argentine Vortex-induced vibrations of the diagonal hangers of the Werkspoor bridge (Utrecht) W. HOECKMAN, Victor Buyck, Belgium
Session 6 LAUNCHING Session chairmen: J.RAOUL, Sétra, France - V. de VILLE de GOYET, BEG, Belgium Web buckling and patch loading in bridge launching E. MAIORANA, OMBA Impianti & Engineering S.p.A, Italy Construction of the Chiapas Bridge Superstructure, Mexico R.GOMEZ, Institute of Engineering, UNAM, Mexico Longitudinally Stiffened Girder Webs subjected to patch loading U. KUHLMANN, Université de Suttgart, Germany Lanjaron Bridge launching, Spain F.TARQUIS, Dragados O. P., Spain Design improvements for patch loading of steel bridges during launchin. T. RIPA, IDEAM S.A., Espagne
session 7 MILLAU VIADUCT – CONCEPTUAL DESIGN Session chairman: President of the International experts Committee of Millau Viaduct, France Introduction M. LEGRAND, CEVM, France Conceptual design of Millau Viaduct M. VIRLOGEUX, Consultant, France The deck erection methods J.M. CREMER, BEG, Belgique
Session 8 MILLAU VIADUCT
FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION General calculations J.Y. DEL FORNO, BEG, Belgium Wind studies G. GRILLAUD, CSTB, France Special calculations V. de VILLE de GOYET, BEG, Belgium Fabrication and launching of the deck M. BUONOMO, Eiffel CM, France
Evening programme
An official dinner will be organised at the castle of Tournemire, accompanied by an orchestra playing classical music
9h00 - 13h00 :
VISIT TO THE MILLAU VIADUCT
13h00 - 15h00 :
Lunch
15h00 - 17h00 :
THE OPTIONAL TECHNICAL VISITS The organisation of Steelbridge 2004 in Millau offers us the opportunity to visit several bridges of great technical interest.
This programme is also open to accompanying persons.
You will therefore be able to discover various steel civil engineering structures such as: The Verrières Viaducts: a composite box-girder bridge with a maximum span of 144 metres on piers reaching a height of 140 metres. This structure was built in 2002 using techniques similar to the Millau Viaduct. The Garrigue Viaduct: a bridge with two parallel composite twin-beam decks with a maximum span of 70 metres serving as a link between the Millau Viaduct and the Verrières Viaduct. It was built in 2002.
Transport for the technical visits will be by coach. The price is 40 euros (VAT included) per person. To book, please refer to the registration form (enclosed).
There are other famous bridges in the region and, if you prolong your stay at Millau, you can discover them: The Viaur Viaduct: an arch cantilever truss bridge constructed in 1902. This remarkable railway construction is still in service today. The Garabit Viaduct: an arch bridge constructed in steel in 1884 by Gustave Alexandre Eiffel. This symbolic structure is still used by the Clermont-Béziers railway link. The Gard Bridge: a Roman aqueduct built in the first century AD. situated between Uzès and Nîmes. It is part of the UNESCO world heritage.
If you are interested by a visit to these bridges, it is possible to organise a technical visit on Saturday, June 26.
Contact:
Roula Kastanidi: + 33 1 44 43 65 10
E-mail : roula.kastanidi@corporatefactory.fr
Design of the Caiyanba Bridge Bridge in Chongquing, China
