Oresund consortium forwarded from svedab and as oresundsforbindelser, there are two main financial sources for the project the loans taken by the oresund consortium, svedab and as oresundsforbindelser and the eu funds from the ten programme. The immersed tube tunnel consists of twenty precast elements, each 176 m long, manufactured in a custommade concrete factory. Denmark kastrup the oresund tunnel forms part of the fixed link between zeeland in denmark and scania in sweden. Ekonomiska vinster av oresundsforbindelsen pdf in swedish. Jan 08, 2012 oresund bridge halftunnel, halfbridge and a bonus artificial island. Vinci construction grands projets was mandated to design build the tunnel. China is the father of the world bridge, foreign netizens have seen crazy spit duration.
The criteria for rock tunnels are to be determined on a project specific basis, subject to wssc approval. A manmade island known as peberholm was built to support the transition point. To be more specific, this project included construction of an submerged tunnel 3,510 metres long enclosing a dual 2lane highway and doubletrack rail line making it then the longest structure of its kind in the world. A cablestayed bridge runs nearly 8 km 5 miles to an artificial island where it transitions into a tunnel that runs another 4 km 2. Sep 09, 2015 the oresund is an engineering marvel that connects the danish capital of copenhagen to the swedish city of malmo. The tunnel project in mid1995 oresundkonsortiet signed a contract with the oresund tunnel contractors for the design and construction of the tunnel. This chimerical bridgetunnel appears to dead end right into the sea. The tunnel emerges from the water into a roadway on a 4,055meter 2. Read how arup planned and designed the 16km link between denmark and sweden with a sea tunnel, artificial island and the longest cablestayed road bridge in europe. Kindly share any material on how to design a tunnel on sap2000. Oresund link, copenhagenmalmo, denmarksweden page 1 of 2 roadrail and planning and implementation t reported on i guaranteed by the two states actual traffic introduction a road and rail link across the oresundi between sweden and denmark, consisting of a bridge 7. The oresund tunnel forms part of the fixed link between zeeland in denmark and scania in sweden.
Oresund bridge the oresund or oresund bridge is a doubletrack railway and dual carriageway bridgetunnel,that stretches across the oresund strait between scania southernmost sweden and denmark. Their solution was one of the largest infrastructure projects in european history. T,eir input can particularly be found in the design of the oresund link, which will be the longest immersed concrete tunnel in europe. The design, manufacturing and installation of the bearings were carried out by the swiss civil engineering firm mageba. In november 1995, the design build contract for the oresund bridge, in the oresund link between denmark and sweden, was awarded to sundlink see earlier abstract, irrd e100923. Tunnel design on sap2000 concrete design structural. Vibration issues, caused by several cables in the bridge moving under certain wind and temperature conditions, were combatted with the installation of compression spring dampers installed in pairs at the centre of the cables. The design, manufacturing and installation of the bearings were carried out by the swiss civil engineering. The 7485mlong bridge consists of two approach bridges and one high bridge. Oresund immersed tube tunnel denmark to sweden project information year of completion. The oresund is the most wellknown example of european crossborder collaboration, building on the metropolitan area around copenhagen and, across the sound, southern sweden with the cities of malmo, lund and helsingborg. Oresund bridge is a motorway bridge freeway bridge, railroad railway bridge, cablestayed bridge with harp system and steel bridge that was built from 1996 until 2000. The oresund crossing is one of the worlds most ambitious engineering endeavours, linking denmark and sweden over a busy shipping channel between copenhagen and malmo. The central closure between elements was formed insitu.
Oresund link, denmark and sweden the longest cablestayed bridge for road and heavy rail in europe. Bridgetunnel between copenhagen, denmark and malmo, sweden. Oresund bridge free download as powerpoint presentation. The details of all publications are in the researchgate in full text pdf forms.
Environment in oresund during and after the construction works. The oresund tunnel making a success of design and build. The project is located in malmo and copenhagen, kobenhavn, hovedstaden, denmark. Pdf part of the construction of a fixed link between denmark and sweden across the oresund is the 7. The design of the oresund tunnel casting facility immersed. Tunnel design the oresund tunnel of design,and build making a success chris marshall abstract this paper explores the benefits of design and build as a procurement method for major infrastructure projects. Dec, 2012 how do you safeguard the environment in the best possible way during the construction works. And join that bridge seamlessly with an immersed tunnel. The oresund bridge the oresund bridge is the longest combined road and rail bridge in europe, connecting two major metropolitan areas. For the transverse design, strips of tunnel with a unit width of one metre were modelled as plane frames supported on a series of elastic supports, capable of sustaining only compression, to represent the gravel bed foundation.
The design concept opened up the use of largescale, factory controlled prefabrication, with erection on site by heavy lifting equipment, a method which was used by the contractor. Design of immersed tunnel and how we research submerged. Oresund bridge top 10 structurally amazing bridges. Information from its description page there is shown below. Bittner supervision of tender process as tunnel bid manager. This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected. Project profile template for 1st case study in sweden the.
Oresund bridge however is a bit different, as its not only a bridge that allows drivers and. The discussion is founded on the authors 10 year experience in building the hong kongzhuhaimacao bridge hzmb immersed tunnel as a site design engineer. The tunnel was designed to accommodate four highway lanes, two high. In july 1995, the oresund tunnel contractors 0tc, a joint venture of five major international contractors, was awarded the. The oresund link cutaway section of a tunnel element. Mar 26, 2017 three main segments of the oresund link on the denmark side, the link begins with a 3,510meter 2. The required service life of the structure is 100 years in environmental conditions that are aggressive to concrete. Overview the project was a 16 km long road and rail link between the swedish town of malmo and the danish capital, copenhagen. Starting from denmark, lets explore how this whole structure took. The 16km long tunnel, island and bridge link consists of a four lane motorway and a dual track high speed rail line between kastrup near copenhagen and lernacken near malmo. Peberholm is a designated nature reserve built from swedish rock and the soil dredged up during the bridge and tunnel construction, approximately 4 km 2.
These were the design requirements facing engineers when they began planning how to connect denmark and sweden across the oresund strait. Jan 20, 2017 a drive across the oresund bridge and tunnel between sweden and denmark. Concrete for the oresund tunnel a comprehensive concrete specification has been prepared to control the quality of the concrete for the oresund link. The oresund tunnel contractors, a consortium consisting of ncc. The bridge joins drogden tunnel on the artificial island of peberholm pepper islet. The bridge tunnel opened to traffic on april 15, 1964 as a 20mile twolane highway toll facility and is located in arguably the most tumultuous marine environment of any infrastructure in the world. This amazing bridge turns into a tunnel and connects denmark. The bridge, which was opened on 1 july 2000, has a total length of 7,845 metres, a width of 23. The design of the oresund tunnel immersed tunnel techniques 2. The danes chose the name to complement the natural island of saltholm salt islet just to the north. Design for this condition is, therefore, described in more detail. And how is the environment doing today 12 years after the completion of the immersed tunnel under.
Crossborder integration intensified following the opening of a fixedlink bridgetunnel in 2000. The awardwinning doubletrack railway and motorway opened on july 1, 2000. The oresund links overall disposition and general design is rooted in respect for the environment and for simple, rational, nordic building traditions. Project profile template for 1st case study in sweden the oresund link august 7, 2008. Papers 2021 borders collaborating across regions and. From there an almost 5 mile long bridge leads the highway and railway to the swedish coast at malmo. The contractor was responsible for the detailed design and could tailor it to his favoured construction methods. This months instalment of our ongoing engineering feat of the month features will focus on the famous oresund bridge and drogden tunnel. The discussion is developed by considering the case of the resund tunnel, part of the resund link between denmark and sweden.
Oresund 2 free download as powerpoint presentation. The oresund bridge is a combined railway and motorway bridge across the oresund strait between sweden and denmark. The tunnel design criteria include the following asp ects. Oresund immersed tube tunnel connecting denmark and sweden the purpose of this project was to cast and launch twenty 55,000. The 16km road and rail structure consists of an immersed tube tunnel, a manmade island and a 7. In november 1995, the design build contract for the oresund bridge, in the oresund link between denmark and sweden, was awarded to sundlink see previous abstract, irrd e100923.
Tunnel nor were the bonds secured by the full faith and credit of the commonwealth of virginia. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. The oresund tunnel, under construction in copenhagen, forms part of the oresund link betwen denmark and sweden. The oresund bridge project involved building an underwater tunnel, an artificial island, an artificial peninsula, and a bridge.