Nuns’ Island Bridge – Beam Pushing

PROJECT DETAILS

Type: Temporary Structure

Category: Divers

Date: 2016-2017

Location: Montreal, QC

Nuns’ Island – Beam Pushing

Development of plans and a procedure for the launching of 5 lines of beams for the Île-des-Sœurs Bridge, part of the corridor of the new Champlain Bridge.

Tasks :

  • Development of the launching procedure
  • Design of the steel bases and guides
  • Verification of the abutment capacity to withstand horizontal loads

Data :

  • Length of beam lines : 150 m
  • Pushing distance : 100 mm
  • Total mass to be pushed : 925 T.M.