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Cable stayed bridge over the Po river,high speed railway line Milano Bologna, Piacenza (Italy)
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Tensacciai started to develop its technology forcable stayed bridges in the eighties.The rst small cable stayed bridge was built in1988, leading the way to the development of thewedge-resin coated anchorage system that found
its mature application in the bridge over theGarigliano river in Formia.Later on the technical solution with waxed,polyethylene coated strands was adopted, ndingthe famous application of the worldwide knownErasmus bridge in Rotterdam, with huge stays of127 strands and lengths reaching morethan 300 meters.Through the years, a continuous improvementhas led Tensacciai to the construction of morethan 40 cable stayed bridges, using itsTSR stay cable system.One of the latest is the cable stayed bridge over
the Po river, designed for the high speed railwayline Milano - Bologna. It is the rst knownexample of this kind of structure.New challenges are foreseen for Tensacciai inthe incoming years: the most daring will be theerection of a cable stayed bridge over the Adigeriver in Italy with 169 strands stays, giving amaximum breaking load of more than 47.000 kN.At this moment Tensacciai is directly involved incable stayed bridges projects with Companiesor Subsidiaries in all ve continents.
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TSR Stay Cable System
Tensacciai TSR stay cable system has beendesigned and tested in order to guarantee highlevels of performance with reference to fatiguebehaviour and efciency limits.Corrosion protection has been deeplyinvestigated and approached: 4 layers ofprotection surround the main tension element,steel strand. They are made with galvanization,wax and hdpe coating of steel strands and thenal enveloping of the entire bundlein a hdpe tube.
Vibration control of stays has been solved throughthe use of different types of dampers, bothinternal and external.
System has been developed to ensure tightinsulation from external agents, as to guaranteethe lowest maintenance activity togetherwith a proper lifetime.System allows full replaceability of stayand strands substitution.
Cable stayed bridge over the Garigliano river,Formia (Italy)
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The TSR stay cable system consists of a bundle ofparallel seven-wire steel strands, with nominaldiameter 15,7 mm. Currently it is the mostutilised type of strand, but the system has beeneasily adapted to be used with different kinds,including epoxy coated strand.According to a principle of modularity, staycables of several sizes can be obtained, fromthe smallest (e.g. the 3TSR15) to the largest andmore complex ones (e.g. the 169TSR15).Stays are used in single and multiple spans
bridges, in arch bridges as hangers, but also insuspended structures and buildings.
As a specialized contractor with decades ofexperience in the eld, Tensacciai is able toprovide, through its Engineering Department,all services related to design, manufacturing,installation and monitoring of stay cables.Starting from the analysis of the wholestructure, design of stays is carried out,with shop drawings and specications formanufacturing, issue of installation procedures
with loads and elongations checking, togetherwith further engineering services.New and customized solutions are continuouslyreleased, in order to t into different projects.
Tensacciai takes care of all the installationoperations, with their own specialized teamsand equipment, taking full responsibilityand operating under ISO 9001 qualityassurance system.
Cable stayed bridge at Santa Apolonia railway station,Lisbon (Portugal)
Arch bridge over the Parano lake,Brasilia (Brazil)
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Stay components
Main materials involved are: High-tensile prestressing steels as main
tensile elements (according to prEN10138
section 1-4, NF A 35-035, ASTM 416M) Forged steels used for anchorages
and structural ones for tubes and saddlecomponents (according to EN 10083, EN 10025)
Zinc or other corrosion-protective coatingson the prestressing steel or structuralsteel components
Filling materials such as wax for theprotection of strands and anchorages
Polyethylene sheathing on prestressingstrands
High density polyethylene (hdpe) for free
length stay pipes Rubber or poly-chloroprene rubber for guide
deviators or damping devices
Design of all the components of TSR systemis based on severe requirements for materialsand their performances, as requested by themost important international standards asFib Acceptance of stay cable systems usingprestressing steels,
3
2
1
PTI Recommendations for stay cable design,testing, and installation and SETRACable stays Recommendations of Frenchinterministerial commission on Prestressing.
Cable stayed bridge over the Guam river,Belm (Brazil)
Steel strands
Stay cable technology foresees the useof seven-wires steel strands with a nominaldiameter of 15,7 mm, characteristic tensilestrength of 1.860 MPa, and a nominal breakingload of 279 kN per strand.Low relaxation steel strands, according to
prEN10138-3, NF 35-035 and ASTM 416M, havethe following protections:
1 Hot dip galvanization zinc coating: 250 350 g/m2, applied before nal drawing of wires
(no loss of ultimate strength)
2 Wax lling around and within wires quantity of wax: 5 20 g/m, anti-corrosion layer provided with
adhesion properties, lubricating against fretting fatigue
3 Bonded hdpe coating minimum thickness of 1,5 mm, UV stabilized, shock resistant, extruded on strand
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Anchorages
Anchorages have to guarantee the proper loadtransfer from the cable to the structure.Hence they must withstand severe loadconditions, with dynamic actions due to vehiculartrafc, and wind forces acting on the freelength of the cable.For this reason they are continuously tested.Two kinds of anchorages are available:
adjustable, provided with a regulation nut,and xed.Both types can be used either on the pylonor on the deck, according to installationand project needs.Strands are gripped inside anchorages withspecially designed wedges, tested to the worstfatigue and efciency limits.Adjustable anchorages allow regulation of loadsanytime is needed, even during lifetime of thebridge with a special adjusting jack acting overthe entire anchorblock.Anchorages are also adapted to be used atdeviated stay congurations with saddles,for extradosed bridges.
Wax Box SystemWax box system is designed to create a sealedand hermetic chamber behind the anchorblock,where strands uncoated length is completelyprotected with wax injection.After strands installation and closing oftensioning operations, the device placed at thebottom of the chamber is packed,providing full tightness.Wax injection can then be performed, restoringthe layer of protection lost with removal of hdpecoating, necessary for wedge grippingof steel strand.Wax box system has been designed to be directlyassembled in factory on the anchorage, withsaving of time during installation phasesin the construction site.
Arch bridge in Dintelhaven,Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
169 strands TSR anchorage
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TSR Stay Cable System
Nut
Wax box system
Adjustable anchorage
Anticorrosive compound Wax
Protection cap
Injection tube
Bearing plate
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Galvanized, waxed and hdpecoated strand
Deviation system
Damper system
Form pipe
Antivandalisme /Telescopic pipe
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Main dimensions
Fixed anchorhead
N of
strands
Nominalbreakingload Fpk[kN]
Maximumworkingload45%Fpk[kN]
Maximumtestedfatigueload range(200 MPa)[kN]
A1[mm]
B1[mm]
D[mm]
E[mm]
F**[mm]
G[mm]
1.116
1.953
3.348
5.301
8.649
10.323
11.718
15.345
17.019
20.367
25.389
35.433
47.141
4
7
12
19
31
37
42
55
61
73
91
127
169
502
879
1.507
2.385
3.892
4.645
5.273
6.905
7.659
9.165
11.425
15.945
21.218
120
210
360
570
930
1.110
1.260
1.650
1.830
2.190
2.730
3.810
5.070
110
150
200
240
280
280
325
325
360
410
440
490
580
180
200
280
300
310
330
370
370
460
470
500
550
630
280
300
375
390
415
430
475
475
550
590
650
750
900
70
80
80
90
130
150
150
175
200
250
300
350
390
20
20
20
30
30
30
30
30
50
50
50
70
70
20
30
40
50
70
80
80
90
100
100
120
130
145
200
200
250
250
300
300
350
350
350
400
400
400
450
Adjustable anchorages dimensions shown allow a 20% variation of the maximumpermitted working load (45% Fpk) acting over the adjusting nut.* diameter to be conrmed according to the project** if bearing on concrete surface with fck = 36MPa and considering 60% of ULS load
C1[mm]
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Adjustable anchorhead
H[mm]
I*[mm]
A2[mm]
B2[mm]
L*[mm]
M[mm]
O[mm]
P[mm]
Q[mm]
R*[mm]
S*[mm]
T*[mm]
102
128
180
205
239
239
283
283
334
334
365
429
510
121
139.7
193.7
254
273
273
323.9
323.9
355.6
355.6
381
457.2
535
110
135
190
124
280
280
325
325
360
410
440
490
580
150
185
220
300
330
345
410
410
455
505
555
590
700
300
340
440
450
500
500
560
560
610
650
700
800
900
121
146
177.8
177.8
229
229
323.9
323.9
355.6
355.6
406.4
457.2
520
50
60
60
70
85
90
120
120
120
130
150
200
250
155
175
175
250
280
290
340
340
350
410
445
535
625
150
150
150
210
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
120
145
235
250
275
290
335
335
370
420
450
500
590
121
146
254
273
323.9
323.9
355.6
355.6
406.4
457.2
473.1
530
635
80
102
139.7
139.7
177.8
193.7
244.5
244.5
273
298.5
355.6
406.4
430
63
90
125
125
160
180
225
225
250
280
315
355
400
C2[mm]
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Stay components
Hdpe tubes
High density polyethylene (hdpe) sheath coversstays free length, providing a further protectionagainst external agents, including UV rays, tothe bundle of strands. Hdpe pipe is the perfectsolution to meet protection needs, according withEuropean standard EN 12201.Pipes are supplied with different thicknesses,diameters and colours, in tubes of a maximumlength of 11.8 m. that are welded on site, with
special equipments, by mirror welding to createthe continuous nal stay pipe.Weldings develop the same strength of themonolithic pipe section.Three kinds of hdpe tubes are available: with a smooth external surface, with helical llets on surface, with lengthwise llets on surface.The two last ones are recommended to reducedynamic effects due to rain - wind interactionphenomena, decreasing the risk of staysdangerous vibrations.
Tubes can be provided in several differentcolours, meeting different designersaesthetic needs.
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Damper system
Vibrations control is very important toprevent dangerous phenomena of instability,amplication of loads and fatigue.Inside stay cables, it is assigned to properdevices.Tensacciai elastomeric dampers are placed atthe end of the form tube, near the connectionwith the antivandalisme tube or thetelescopic tube.
Each stay is planned to have a couple ofinternal dampers, one in the area close to thedeck and one up near the pylon.The damper works when the level of thecable vibration becomes critical.This system is easily adaptable to allcongurations and projects, and thanksto the high efciency, durability and lowmaintenance costs, it is the best solutionto reduce vibrations.Durability is guaranteed by the high qualityof materials and the anticorrosive treatment
applied on all components.
Standard elastomeric damper comprises both aneoprene ring damper with steel disks supportand a middle nylon disk providing deviation ofeach strand.With neoprene deformability it is possible
to absorb vibrations, maintaining a highserviceability of the structures in each situation.A second type of damper can be provided,designed with a steel clamp compacting allstrands together.The interposition of a hdpe sheath betweenstrands and clamp prevents from any possibledamage, allowing a simple and safeinstallation sequence.Damper is inserted inside an externalsteel tube, which allows to movethe whole system on stays real axison the bridge and x it through
special anges: on site adjustmentcan be easily performed.
HDPE sheath
Hdpe coated,waxed, galvanizedstrands
Neoprenedamper
Externalsteel tube
Steel
clamp
Hdpe coated,waxed,galvanizedstrands
Neoprenedamper
Steeldisk
Steeldisk
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Installation
Installation of the TSR system is alwayscarried out by worldwide experiencedTensacciai teams, taking care of all phasesthanks to many decades of experience inthe eld. The fastest installation is alsoguaranteed by means of specially designedinstallation equipment.Preliminary operations are the welding of thehdpe tubes to the nal length and the cuttingof strands, starting from coils, over specialbenches to reach right marked measures.
With the anchorages already placed at pylonand deck level, the hdpe tube is lifted with atower crane and the rst strand is threadedwith special winches, following a denedsequence.Stressing is carried out while placingstrands, one by one, with the use of a specialTensacciai monostrand jack, providedwith system of measuring of loads andelongations.
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This step is carried out using the iso-elongationprinciple: stressing is done reading the positionof marks placed over strands, with guarantee ofsame load acting over the full bundle, throughsame position of marks.
One installed the entire stay, further steps ofstressing with monostrand jack maybe carried out.Anyhow nal small regulations of loadsare performed with the use of a Tensacciaiadjusting jack, acting directly over theadjustable anchorage and turning the nut tillnal position.Once completed stressing operations, injectionof anchorages with wax is carried out afterplacing of protection caps.Then nal closing of antivandalism and
telescopic tubes is carried out.
4-7-12
19-31-37-42-55
61
73
91
127-169
N Strands A[mm]
L max[mm]
C min[mm]
425x425
585x585
650x650
705x705
750x750
950x950
950
1165
1165
1295
1320
1850
1005
1170
1180
1240
1275
1455
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Saddle System
Through the years Tensacciai has beendeveloping its technology for saddles, both forcable stayed bridges and extradosed bridges, inresponse to issues with existing saddle designs,relating to fatigue, fretting corrosion andreplacement of the cables.One of the great advantages of the TSS systemis that it allows designers to simplify the pylonstructure and use very slender proles toachieve an attractive appearance.
Two different kinds of saddles can be provided.The TSS-B type is composed of a rectangularsteel box lled with a high-strengthcompound.Design ensures high friction betweenthe cable and the saddle.Full cables can be replaced while strandscan be tensioned independently duringinstallation phases.The new Tensacciai Saddle system TSS-T is amultitube saddle based on the use of protected
strand which takes up the asymmetric frictionalloads through the strands.Each strand is deviated individually in a specictube, giving the following advantages: complete continuity of corrosion protection, possibility of individual replacement of strands, fatigue resistance identical to a standard stay
cable anchorage.
Shearkey
Externalsteeltube
Internalsteel tube
High-strengthcompound
Wax box system
Removable steelplate
Telescopic pipe
PE coated galvanizedstrands
Cable stayed bridge over the Loing river,Nemours (France)
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Suspended bridges
Tensacciai suspended bridge system has beendesigned to use seven wire steel strands both forsuspension cables and vertical hangers.Special strand, epoxy coated with silica powderand hdpe coated, is used for suspensioncables, providing the highest level of corrosionprotection.Vertical hangers are connected to suspensioncables through special shape steel clamps,
transmitting forces by friction.This system has been severely tested in orderto verify ultimate limit shear loads and fatiguebehaviour, providing excellent results.Connecting clamps allow hangers to adapt theirposition depending on actual geometry of thebridge during installation.Saddles on top of pylon have been designed inorder to minimize shapes and manufacturingprocesses, starting from simple steel plateswith right shapes.
Suspended bridge in Chihani (Algeria)
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Monitoring
Monitoring of stay cables is important during allservice life of the bridge, and it becomes criticalin many cases.Monitoring of loads can be carried out withthe use of permanent load cells placed overanchorages.They can be of two different types: monostrand, where load cell is placed only
over one strand of the anchorage and givingfull load of the cable as extrapolationof the single strand load,
annular, resting directly beneath the nutof the adjustable anchorage and providingreadings of the load acting over the entire stay.
All load cells are designed to minimizethe sensitivity to eccentric loads andbearing surfaces.They can be connected to an acquisition datasystem, providing summary of the readingstaken from different cells.In such a way full monitoring of all stayscan be performed, giving a real time situationof the bridge during lifetime.
Further monitoring systems can be provided,like the innovative radar detection system, thatallows checking of loads and displacementthrough interferometric radar devices.This new cheaper system guarantees properreadings and reduced jobsite activities.
Annular load cell foradjustable anchorage
Cable stayed bridge over the Po river,high speed railway line Milano Bologna, Piacenza (Italy)
Nut
Adjustable anchorage
Load cell
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Testing
Through the years an imposing test campaignon stay cables has been carried outby Tensacciai.Tests have been carried out not only over fullscale assembled cables but also over singledevices, like wedges, anchorages and dampers.Italian and International worldwide knownlaboratories have been chosen for testing,such as the EMPA laboratoriesin Zurich (Switzerland),the European Community JRC in Ispra (Italy),
the University of Munich (Germany).Tests have been performed according toInternational Standards like the PTI Stay CablesRecommendations or FIB Acceptance criteriafor stay cables.Sizes of cables tested varies from 16 up to 91strands, not only with axial set up but alsowith deviated one.Stays have been submitted to deviated fatiguetests, with stress range of 200 MPa andpulsating transversal displacement leading tocyclic angular variation of 0,5, repeated morethan 2 million times.
Results have shown excellent fatigueresistance, with cross section of stayswithstanding wire breakages far below 2%.Subsequently stays have been brought tofailure, performing the usual efciency tests:results of more than 95% of nominal breakingload of the cable have been achieved.Testing campaign is still on the run, to checknew design choices and improve productsand performances.
European Commission Joint Research Center in Ispra (Italy)deviated fatigue and tensile test over 91 TSR stay cable
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Bridges
Cable stayed bridge over the Po river,high speed railway line Milano Bologna, Piacenza (Italy)
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Cable stayed bridge Otavio Frias de Oliveiraover the Pinheiros river,Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Cable stayed bridge over the Sangone river,Giaveno (Italy)
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Bridges
Cable stayed bridge Erasmus,Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Cable stayed bridge over the Sergipe river,Aracaj (Brazil)
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Bridges
Arch bridge over the Twente channel,Eefde (The Netherlands)
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Cable stayed bridge over the Paranaiba river,Carneirinho (Brazil)
Cable stayed bridge Jura overpass,Desnes (France)
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Bridges
Cable stayed bridge Kwanza, Barra do Kwanza (Angola)
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Cable stayed bridge over the Guam river,Belm (Brazil)
Arch bridge Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman,Hidd (Bahrain)
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Bridges
Cable stayed bridge in Alves,Bressanone, (Italy)
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Footbridges
Footbridge in Jesolo (Italy)
Footbridge in Melegnano (Italy)
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Footbridges
Footbridge in Gemelli hospital, Rome (Italy)
Footbridge in Vaiano (Italy)
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