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RION - ANTIRION SPANNING POSEIDON’S REALM

EXCEPTIONAL COMBINATION :

DEEP WATERWEAK ALLUVIUMSSTRONG SEISMIC ACTIVITYTECTONIC MOVEMENTSTECTONIC MOVEMENTS

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SAND AND GRAVELCLAY

WEAK ALLUVIUMS :

65 m.

RION ANTIRION

CLAYSILT

g]

1.2 g

DESIGN SPECTRUM

Damping 5%Damping 5%

CC

ELER

ATI

ON

[g

0.5 g

Damping 5%Damping 5%

0,00 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00 5,00PERIOD [s]

AC

g

TECTONIC MOVEMENTS

ELEVATION : VERTICAL SLIP : 2 m

PIER BASE

PLAN : HORIZONTAL OPENING : 2 m

FOUNDATIONS ?

SEISMIC SPECTRUM

WATER ADDED MASSES

HUGE SEISMIC FORCES

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FOUNDATIONS ?

PILESEMBEDDED CAISSONSSOIL SUBSTITUTIONSOIL IMPROVEMENTSOIL IMPROVEMENT

SOIL IMPROVEMENT ?

NEW SOLUTION

STONE COLUMNS

DYNAMIC COMPACTION

Inclusions

REINFORCED SOIL YIELD CRITERIAREINFORCED SOIL YIELD CRITERIA

• SOIL CONTACΤ PRESSURE

• INCLUSION SHEAR AND BENDING

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SPANS ?

SUSPENSION BRIDGE

OR CABLE STAYED SPANS ?

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RION ANTIRION

286 560 560 560 2862252

RION-ANTIRION (Greece)

286 560 560 560 2862252

2701480890 320

TATARA (Japan)

127 448 475 1271177

TING KAU (Hong Kong)

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CONSTRUCTION METHODS

RION ANTIRION BRIDGE=

OFFSHORE FOUNDATIONS

RION ANTIRION BRIDGE=

CABLE STAY SPANS

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