Bridge in Macau

Construction started in June 1970, during Portuguese rule. With a length of 2,569.8 m and a width of 9.2 m, it was open to traffic in October 1974. The middle of the bridge in Macau is raised, in the shape of a triangular arc, to allow vessels to pass through. The highest point of the bridge is 35 meters above sea level. Once the longest continuous bridge on earth, it is named after José Manuel de Sousa e Faria Nobre de Carvalho, the Governor of Macau from November 25, 1966, to November 19, 1974. The bridge is meant to take the shape of a dragon, with Casino Lisboa representing the dragon’s head, and Taipa Monument on Taipa Pequena the dragon’s tail.

Aim of monitoring:

Bending and deflection monitoring over the central bridge span. Long-term structural integrity monitoring, dynamic responses under heavy traffic and strong wind, dynamic load test.

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Related Papers:

• Monitoring System for a Cable-Stayed Bridge using Static and dynamic Fiber Optic Sensors, A. Del Grosso, A. Torre, D. Inaudi, G. Brunetti, A. Pietrogrande, 2nd International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-2’2005), Shenzhen, China, November 16-18 – 2005