ALUMINIUM

FOOTBRIDGES

Walkways Stairs

Platforms Towers

Need a light-weight sustainable footbridge ? Then come to the heavy-weights for aluminium !

Aluminium Footbridge-Walkways-Staircases (Closed Frame Truss Structure) ca. 110m long

with glazing, roof, insulation and cladding (also lift shafts)

ConstrAl Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dimitris Kosteas

Consultant and Representative UK kosteas@tum.de ++49 (0)89 6427 0424

11AUG2019

Gillingham 2014

Doncaster 2016

mailto:kosteas@tum.de

739 structures

up to date … and a length of ~10 km installed

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Standardised Structural Elements

P C5

Free Span Options

Enhancing Clear Width (Transport ?)

Maintenance= “no brainer” / Inspection

Practically maintenance-free structure

over whole service life Structural Options: Raised Platform Broken-Line” Truss

Durability (alloy 6082)

Practically unlimited even in marine environment – absolutely no need for coating of structure, mainly for aesthetical purposes desired coating provides though additional protection esp. against graffiti. Practically maintenance-free structure over whole service life Durability in Practice documented examples

a) Long Island Road Bridges, NY, USA b) Clive Road Bridge - Des Moines, IA, USA c) Bascule Bridge Scotland, Sunderland, UK, 1948 d) Clunie, Scotland. 1950 e) JAPAN - Ariake (1984), Tenkorin (1986), Kinkei (1961) - 20-year weathering tests, in urban – rural – industrial –marine environments

44.20m - 6082 (AlMgSi1) – Ruhr – 1956 industrial pollution, remains in excellent state, hardly any maintenance costs, never necessary to apply any corrosion protection or repair

Doncaster Station Footbridge Connecting Platform 1 (Main Line) and Platform 0 (2015-2016)

Gillingham Station Footbridge (2014)

Weight: bridge span 7.3 t / each trestle or staircase 2.2 t, practically only ½ that of structure in steel, rapid and easy erection, crane cost reduction. Coating: triple layer as in offshore applications with final anti-graffiti hard lacquer protection. Surfacing: anti-slip, noise dampening, frost+salt+UV-light resistant. Optimisation in design+manufacturing = equal acquisition cost as in steel. Practically no maintenance cost during service life.

delivered and installed (STORY Contracting) September 2018

currently designed – delivery and installation 2019

Aluminium Footbridges over Rail, Road and Water

Remote not Easily Accessible Locations Arosa, CH

LEC1 45 footbridge in Harrow span 33,50, clear width 2,00 / installed 2nd September 2018

Saarbrücken twin bridge – 42.30 + 42.50m / 3.00m

Martinsfeld 12.40m / 2.50m

ConstrAl

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dimitris Kosteas Consultant & Representative UK

E-mail: kosteas@tum.de [M] 0049 (0)172 8177677

Tegelberg St 13, D-81545 Munich, 0049 (0)89 6427 2404

Aluminium Footbridges – Our Services

We consult and assist during all stages, co-ordinating procedures between the manufacturer GLÜCK GmbH or the designer in Germany and the client, designer and contractor in the UK.

Planning of components, structural details and preliminary design

Design and techn. drawings according to EN+BS codes and further pertinent specifications

Supervision of manufacturing stages

Delivery and installation with GLÜCK team on site

mailto:kosteas@tum.de

ConstrAl

Univ.-Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dimitris Kosteas Prof. Onor. TUPT, FellWeldI(UK), FASCE(USA)

E-mail: kosteas@tum.de [M] 0049 (0)172 8177677

Tegelberg St 13, D-81545 Munich, 0049 (0)89 6427 2404

Consulting in Design, Reliability, Sustainability of Aluminium & Steel Structures

Building on long-term experience in education and research, engineering consulting in all fields of manufacturing and structural performance. Membership and chairmanship in numerous technical and code drafting committees in Germany, USA and Europe, international educational and research co-operation, organisation of conferences, workshops, and data banks. Head accreditation procedures for aluminium at the Materials Testing Bureau (MPA) at TUM according to DIBt Berlin. Over 228 publications (6 in book form), “Aluminium Structures” in Stahlbau-Kalender 2007.

Aluminium and Steel Structures and their Joints. Welding and adhesive bonding; NDE of adhesive joints; Static/Dynamic assessment; Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; Failure analysis; Structural reliability; Quality assurance; Life Cycle Cost Analysis; Sustainability of structures; Aluminium bridge structures. Fatigue investigations, esp. on full-size components; Service behavior under spectrum/random loading; Analysis of weld imperfections; Structural detail classification; Residual stress effects; Evaluation of fatigue data; Applied fracture mechanics; Crack propagation tests; Residual fatigue life of bridges; Acoustic barrier panels; Al in fatigue design of ships (US Ship Structure Comm. project)

Carrying Capacity of Sandwich Panels

Street+Rail Crossings Fatigue Testing

Vibrational Testing Acoustic Barriers

Residual Stress Estimation with the Hole Drilling Method

NDE of Imperfections in adhesive bonding using Ultrasound and Neutron Radiology Techniques

Spot Weld+Adhesive Joint,

Automotive Applications

Fracture Investigation

on a Cherry-Picker

Fracture Toughness of Thin Aluminium Plates – Material

Parameters for the Airbus

Flaw assessment

Structural detail classification

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ConstrAl Prof.Dr.-Ing. D. Kosteas

Material+Advantages Bridge Types

Truss Elements Walkways+Platforms Staircases Parapets

Joints-Welds+Bolts Bearings Roof+Canopy+Cheveau Codes+Tools Surfacing anti-slip Coating+Anti-Graffiti Glazing Deflection+Camber

Drainage Durability Bonding Vibration Transport+Delivery Lift Devices Installation Fire,Theft,Vandalism

Life Cost Sustainability QA+Maintenance Reliability

GLÜCK is market leader in aluminium footbridges with over 700 structures in various countries. Special extrusions allow free spans to 60m. Durable anti-slip surfacing, offshore quality coating with anti-graffiti protection of structural parts fulfils aesthetic and technical requirements for pedestrians, cyclists, equestrians, and utility vehicles, over road, water and rail. Design, manufacturing, reliable delivery and on-site assistance with own technician team guarantee superior quality for maintenance-free, sustainable structures, at absolutely competitive acquisition prices. The footbridge at Gillingham Station (2014), a comprehensive project with cladding-glazing-roof in Doncaster Station and a bridge in Harrow (2015-2018) are projects in the UK, along with further bridges currently designed or negotiated.

For information contact Consultant & Representative UK: Prof.Dr.-Ing. D. Kosteas, kosteas@tum.de ConstrAl – Tegelberg Str 13, 81545 Munich, Germany - Tel. 0049 (0)89 6427 04 24

mailto:kosteas@tum.de