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    The Puente de la Unidad bridge in Monterrey, Mexico is a 304m cable-stayed bridge that was constructed between 2002-2004 to alleviate traffic congestion. International Bridge Technologies designed the bridge with a single asymmetric 60m pylon supporting 14 pairs of cable stays. VSL Mexico was contracted to install post-tensioning, 440 tons of cable stays using the VSL SSI 2000 system, and 26 friction dampers to absorb vibrations in the stays. The bridge was completed in just 15 months, a very tight timescale for such a complex structure.

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    The Puente de la Unidad bridge in Monterrey, Mexico is a 304m cable-stayed bridge that was constructed between 2002-2004 to alleviate traffic congestion. International Bridge Technologies designed the bridge with a single asymmetric 60m pylon supporting 14 pairs of cable stays. VSL Mexico was contracted to install post-tensioning, 440 tons of cable stays using the VSL SSI 2000 system, and 26 friction dampers to absorb vibrations in the stays. The bridge was completed in just 15 months, a very tight timescale for such a complex structure.

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    The Puente de la Unidad bridge in Monterrey, Mexico is a 304m cable-stayed bridge that was constructed between 2002-2004 to alleviate traffic congestion. International Bridge Technologies designed the bridge with a single asymmetric 60m pylon supporting 14 pairs of cable stays. VSL Mexico was contracted to install post-tensioning, 440 tons of cable stays using the VSL SSI 2000 system, and 26 friction dampers to absorb vibrations in the stays. The bridge was completed in just 15 months, a very tight timescale for such a complex structure.

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    The Puente de la Unidad bridge in Monterrey, Mexico is a 304m cable-stayed bridge that was constructed between 2002-2004 to alleviate traffic congestion. International Bridge Technologies designed the bridge with a single asymmetric 60m pylon supporting 14 pairs of cable stays. VSL Mexico was contracted to install post-tensioning, 440 tons of cable stays using the VSL SSI 2000 system, and 26 friction dampers to absorb vibrations in the stays. The bridge was completed in just 15 months, a very tight timescale for such a complex structure.

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    Puente de la Unidad Monterrey, Mexico

    Design and construction of an iconic cast in-situ cable-stayed bridge

    Puente de la Unidad is a memorable sight in Monterrey.

    A bridge that was designed to design in October 2001 and the The structure carries four lanes of
    alleviate heavy traffic congestion in contractor, VSL Mexico Ltd/Garcia traffic. The main span is supported
    the rapidly growing Monterrey area Ponce JV was awarded the from the north side by 14 pairs of
    of Mexico has become one of the construction work in April 2002. SSI 2000 cable stays, varying in
    citys most iconic sights and has size from 6-55 to 6-85.
    featured on countless postcards. The project in downtown Monterrey
    involved the construction of the
    International Bridge Technologies bridge with its 304m main span over
    began the fast-tracked projects the Santa Catarina River, together
    with a 1,376m long approach viaduct.
    Scope of works performed The deck varies in width from 28.2m
    to 34.8m at the on and off ramps
    Project management adjacent to the main pylon.
    Technical and method
    management VSL Mexicos scope of works in the
    Production management 50-50 joint venture included project
    Supply and installation of post- management, complete technical and
    tensioning method support and part of the
    Supply and installation of stay production management. VSL Mexico
    cables also supplied and installed 300t of
    Supply and installation of VSL post-tensioning and the bridges 440t
    Friction Dampers of stays, using the VSL SSI 2000
    ID 1090

    The pylon features architectural


    system. openings.
    The stays are suspended from the OWNER
    single asymmetric 60 pylon, which Secretaria de Desarollo Urbano y
    had to be erected above a major Obras Publicas
    highway. The pylon design allows
    traffic on the road that runs parallel ENGINEER
    to the river to pass directly through International Bridge Technologies
    its base. The bridge construction
    scheme involved a single-directional MAIN CONTRACTOR
    cantilever built using travelling
    forms and moveable supports. VSL Mexico Ltd / Garcia Ponce JV

    VSLs scope of work also included VSL ENTITY


    the supply and installation of 26 VSL Mexico Ltd
    VSL Friction Dampers, designed to
    absorb vibrations in the stay cables A launching girder was used for the main DATE
    to protect them from damage. span construction. 2002-2004

    Post-tensioning was installed in the


    bridges concrete back-span and In addition, 50 professionals were
    approach viaducts as well as involved designing and supervising
    vertically for the raked pylon. the project both within and outside
    The deck includes a 150m-long the country. Work took place in
    composite steel and concrete round-the-clock shifts on five
    structure connecting to the simultaneous fronts: pylon, stays,
    north viaduct and a 185m-long in-situ transition span, main span
    concrete transition span designed and end span.
    to receive two access ramps.
    The primary achievement of the
    Production peaked 10 months after Puente de la Unidad project was
    work started on the Puente de la The iconic structure was Monterreys first its delivery to a very tight
    Unidad, with 300 workers, 20 full- cable-stayed bridge timescale. The design schedule
    time engineers and 15 foremen on was nine months and bridge
    site. Strand totalling 300km was installed on site. construction was completed in 15
    months - a time frame rarely
    achieved for so complex a
    structure.

    In 2004, Puente de la Unidad won


    the bridge category of the Post-
    Tensioning Institute award,
    following its Grand Award from the
    American Council of Engineering
    Companies. Entries were based on
    creativity, innovation, ingenuity,
    cost-effectiveness, functionality,
    buildability and aesthetics.

    The bridge, which also has special


    aesthetic features including
    architectural lighting and the use of
    Pylon foundation prior to concreting white concrete, opened in
    September 2004.
    Edited 2008

    www.vsl.com
    ID 1090

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