Name : Ejaz Ahmed

Class : MBA 4th

Subject : Project Management
Date : 15 may 2019
RUSSKY BRIDGE
The bridge to Russky Island is the world's longest cable-stayed bridge, with a 1104 m long
central span. The design of the bridge crossing has been determined on the basis of two primary
factors:

 Shortest coast-to-coast distance in the bridge crossing location 1460 m. Navigable channel
depth is up to 50 m.
 The locality of the bridge crossing construction site is characterized by severe climate
conditions: temperatures vary from -31 °C to 37 °C; storms bring winds of up to 36 m/s and
waves of up to 6 m in height; and ice formations in winter can be up to 70 cm thick.

Russky bridge
Pylons construction

 The piles were driven as deep as 77 m below ground and on the island side 120 auger
piles were piled under each of the two 320 m high bridge towers.
 The pylons were concreted using custom self-climbing forms in pours of 4.5 m.
A crane was used on the first three pours, afterwards the formwork was completed
unaided moving through the hydraulic motion of modular elements.
 The pylons are A-shaped therefore, the use of standard forms was not feasible. An
individual set of forms was arranged for each bridge tower.
 Transition between section types was carried out at summer levels at the elevations of
66.26 m and 191.48 m.
 The use of self-climbing forms made it possible to achieve better quality and decrease the
time of construction of cast-in-situ reinforced concrete structures by half as much again.
 The cable stays anchorage zone starts at 197.5 m. The installation of cable stay pairs and
casting of bridge tower bodies was carried out simultaneously, dramatically reducing the
construction period

Central span structure

 The span structure has an aerodynamic cross-section to assume squally wind loads. The
shape of the span cross-section has been determined based on aerodynamic design and
optimized according to the results of experimental processing of the scale model in the
detailed design phase.
 Welded field connections are used for longitudinal and transversal joints of the cap sheet
of the orthotropic deck and lower ribbed plate. For joints of vertical walls of the blocks,
longitudinal ribs, transversal beams and diaphragms, field connections are used provided
by means of high-strength bolts.
 Large-sized prefabricated sections for the installation of the central span were delivered
by barges to the erection site and hoisted by a crane to a 76 m height. Here, the elements
were abutted and cable stays attached to them.
 Central span structure

Cable-stayed system

A cable-stayed system assumes all static and dynamic loads on which the very existence of the
bridge depends. Cable stays are not designed to endure the entire lifetime of the bridge, but they
are repairable and have the best possible protection from natural disasters and other adverse
impacts.
Parallel strand stay (PSS) cable stays consist of parallel strands of 15.7 mm diameter; every
strand consists of seven galvanized wires. Cable stays incorporate from 13 to 79 strands. The
length of the shortest cable stay is 135.771 m; the longest, 579.83 m. The protective housings of
the cable stays are made from high density polyethylene (HDPE) and have the following
features: UV resistance; resistance to local climate conditions of Vladivostok (temperature range
from minus 40 °C to plus 40 °C) and environmental aggressiveness.

Bridge Specifications
 Total bridge length: 1885.53 m
  Total length incl. trestles: 3100 m
 Central channel span length: 1104 m
 Bridge width: 29.5 m
 Bridge roadway breadth: 23.8 m
 Number of driving lanes: 4 (two in each direction)
 Under clearance: 70 m
 Number of bridge towers: 2
 Pylons’ height: 324 m
 Number of cable stays: 168

Criticism

The costs and the fact of the construction of the Russky Bridge are widely criticized by the
Russian political opposition , the cost of construction was expected to surpass $1 billion USD
and the project description on the site of the general contractor did not list project costs
. Additionally, the built-in capacity of 50,000 cars per day is ten-times the existing population of
sky Island at only 5,000 inhabitants, leading to severe under-usage.