en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Xiangshan Bridge, a key project of the Zhongshan Eastern Outer Ring Expressway in Guangdong, China, recently successfully completed a bridge load test, with a maximum load of up to 5,712 tons. The test was divided into two major phases: static load test and dynamic load test. By grouping 160 trucks, each weighing approximately 35.7 tons, into four groups, loads were applied in stages and precisely positioned on designated areas of the bridge's upper and lower decks, as well as the left and right lanes, to comprehensively simulate various traffic load scenarios after the bridge opens to traffic. Engineers monitored the displacement and strain data of the main girder, main tower, and stay cables throughout the process, verifying the consistency between test data and design specifications.
The Zhongshan Eastern Outer Ring Expressway is a core north-south arterial road in Zhongshan City, connecting the south and integrating with the north. Once completed and opened to traffic, it will directly link with the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, addressing the shortage of north-south transportation corridors on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary and accelerating traffic integration and resource exchange among core cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. As a key project of this expressway, the successful completion of the load test on the Xiangshan Bridge marks a comprehensive verification of the bridge's structural safety and load-bearing capacity, laying a solid foundation for the full opening of the project to traffic.
The successful completion of this load test not only validates the design and construction quality of the Xiangshan Bridge but also provides crucial support for the interconnection of transportation infrastructure in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
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