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'Bamboo City' builds its bamboo bridge

Editor:Sharon Lee
Source:中国日报网
Updated: 2007-11-1 9:20:37

 

The world's first bamboo bridge solid enough for 8-ton lorries to cross will open next month in Laiyang, Hunan Province.

The 10 m bamboo structure is able to withstand loads of more than 90 tons. It is 3.5 m wide.

The bridge was designed by Chinese and foreign experts and should be in operation for more than 20 years.

Laiyang is known as "Bamboo City" so the bridge is a good fit. It is environmentally friendly and costs less than half that of a similar-sized bridge made of reinforced concrete.

 三湘都市报10月28日讯“在湖南大学土木工程学院内,世界上首座真正意义上的竹结构活动房已经建立,竹结构别墅样板房正在建设中。在湖南耒阳,世界上首座竹结构桥梁也即将建成。”今日上午,在湖南大学举行的首届现代竹结构国际研讨会开幕式上,湖南大学土木工程学院院长、长江学者肖岩教授公布了这一重大消息。
  
  据了解,近几年来,肖岩教授组织课题组对现代竹结构技术进行系统研究,经过近一年的努力,在现代竹结构研究与推广方面取得了重要进展。在竹结构住宅方面,在湖南大学土木工程学院内,世界上首座真正意义上的现代竹结构活动房已经落成,竹结构别墅样板房正在建设中。在竹结构桥梁方面,耒阳市一座10米跨度的竹结构单车道桥梁即将建成,预计在2007年11月20日通车,该桥是世界上首座通行车辆的竹结构桥梁。

(Changsha Evening News)