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Construction Innovation:The Millau Viaduct Deck
Launch
Paul Eliasson
Brian Follweiler
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The Millau Viaduct
• Recently completed Cable-Stayed bridge in Southern France.
• Built to span the plateaus of the Tarn Valley.
• Boasts the highest bridge pylons in the world. The deck rises 1,125 ft above the ground.
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Construction Overview
• Temporary piers used to help launch and support the deck as the the pylons were constructed.
• The 2460m deck was launched in two pieces.
• Pylons and cables were added on top of the piers.
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Deck Launching
• 7 temporary piers help support the weight of the deck.
• 2 deck segments are launched from the each end of the bridge.
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Hydraulic Launchers
• Computerized launchers push the pre-fabricated deck segments onto the piers.
• Each cycle moves the deck 600mm. Total of 5000 cycles required.
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Nose Recovery
• Weight of steel box-girder deck sags as span is completed.
• Nose recovery system attached to raise the deck to the level of the next pier.
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Completion
• Two deck segments joined in May of 2004.
• Opened to traffic on December 16, 2004. This new route shaves 60km off the Paris-Barcelona route.
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