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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Butterfly bridge – ChristianshavnsKanal and Transgraven in Copenhagen, Denmark by Dietmar Feichtinger ArchitectesApril 23rd, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes Bridges are places that offer new perspectives on the city, spectacular views of the water that reveal the cityscape. The bridges are elements that are part of the urban landscape in a natural way. Through their simplicities, they form a contrast with the monumental buildings. The bridges designated for pedestrians and cyclists offer a maximum of transparency and lightness.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber
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 Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The very specific situation demand an original form for this foot- and cycle bridge: Three decks connect the different banks. Fixed on a common platform, apron fixed the other two openings for passing sailboats. When both doors are open at the same time, they form a butterfly, a beautiful figure, which is spectacular for its size.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The link across ChristianshavnsKanal and Trangraven is designed as three linear bridge spans that meet above the water’s surface in a star shape. The canal bridge design is adapted to the individual canal scenario. Two of the spans can be opened independently of each other.When the moving spans are up they serve as barriers which means that the bridge always functions to and from Islands Plads.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The main structure of the steel bridge consists of a single-web, continuous T-beam. The beam web, which extends over the entire bridge, is built of a trapezoidal, for reasons of corrosion protection hermetically welded hollow section.The bridge deck is composed of an orthogonal anisotropicplate construction.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The moveable superstructure is formed of two individual bridge flaps.A counter weight to support the process of motion is not provided.The clear opening width is 15 m,the length from the pivot point to the flap tip is23.3m. The width of the bridge cross-section is 7.9 m and the cross-sectional height varies at the bridge top from 0.5 m to 1.7 mat the junction of the cylinder with the superstructure.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The longitudinal beam widens from the axis of rotation starting at a width of 40 cm upwards in order to achieve the structural effective heightof1.7m above the attachment point of the hydraulic cylinder. Towards the flap tip the construction height decreases again to pass to the standard cross-section.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The anchor point of the hydraulic cylinder is about 5m from the axis of rotation.The axis of rotation and its support are part of the central pedestal. The hydraulic cylinders are stored on the pile cap of the center landing. When closed, the flap tip rests on the opposite shore-side bridge.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The structural system of the bridge flaps corresponds in a closed state to a single-span beam with a supportive structure which is restrained on one side(platform side)and pinned and supported on the other side(ramp to the shore).In an open state the bridge flap corresponds to a clamped cantilever.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The plate thicknesses have to be rated according to structural and constructional requirements. The hollow box is peripherally braced with an orthogonal system, consisting of longitudinal and transverse ribs: -Longitudinal ribsof150 mm – 200 mm high plates with a spacing of 400mm At the respective ends of the movable bridge superstructure and at the column locations of the on shore connection ramp a rectangular hollow box is designed as an end cross beam.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The bridge is supported byelastomeric bearingsandis brought into the correct position by a centering element in the middle intheprocess of movement. When closing thebridgetwoOleobuffers are provided in addition to theelastomeric bearings. The elastomericbearing, the centering memberandthe buffers aremounted on acantileveron the fixed partof the bridge. Theonshore connectioncorresponds to thestandard cross-sectionwith a spanof7.80manda cantileverof 2.60m.On the water sidethesuperstructure rests firmly connected on the V-steel columns couple.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber The entire on shore connection is realized as a very light and removable design, so that in the event of a general overhaul of the existing shore walls and an envisaged widening of the road on the embankment be side the north abutment, the on shore ramp can be easily removed and modified.  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber Central platform with onshoreconnection Two pivot axes and an onshore linkage are connected with the central platform. The rigid plate construction consists of the central webs of the bridge meeting in the middle and a peripheral edge support that holds the cross-sectional shape of the bridge.The edge support also has a hollow profile with a construction height of 60cm.The onshore connection then corresponds to the rule profile of the superstructure.Directly below the axes of rotation, as well as under the bearing of the onshore connection, three pillar couples with V-shaped arranged columns are placed.Support and hydraulic cylinders are positioned on a common pile cap and thus form the fixed point of the bridge.The storage of the superstructure of the onshore connection to the abutment is made one lastomeric slide bearings.  Image Courtesy © Christian Lindgren  Image Courtesy © Christian Lindgren  Image Courtesy © Barbara Feichtinger-Felber  Image Courtesy © Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes  Image Courtesy © Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes  Image Courtesy © Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
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