Renovation of the 17th-Century Ponte Lungo Bridge in Chioggia, Italy
| Autor: | Fulvio Tonon, Armando Mammino, Luigi Tonon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Bridge Engineering. 11:13-20 |
| ISSN: | 1943-5592 1084-0702 |
| DOI: | 10.1061/(asce)1084-0702(2006)11:1(13) |
| Popis: | In the 17th century the town of Chioggia, located in the Italian Venetian Lagoon, was connected to the mainland by an unreinforced masonry bridge called Ponte Lungo (long bridge) composed of an elegant sequence of masonry arches. The bridge withstood the many vicissitudes that this part of Italy lived through as well as the increase in static and dynamic loads brought by the 20th century. However, excessively heavy reinforced concrete additions made in the 1950s to accommodate both motorized vehicles and pedestrians quickly deteriorated by concrete spalling and rebar corrosion because of inadequate design and the aggressive environment, and the additions could not provide for the ongoing increases in needed capacity. This paper describes the design and construction of the recent Ponte Lungo renovation, which is part of a massive safeguarding effort for the Venetian Lagoon carried out by the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport together with the Venice Water Authority via the Consorzio Venezia ... |
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