Abstract:The A9 is the primary north–south trunk route in the Scottish Highlands and bypasses the city of Inverness by means of Kessock Bridge, a major cable-stayed structure spanning the Beauly Firth and opened to traffic in 1982. The bridge is a 1052 m long viaduct with a main cable-stayed span of 240 m, 80 m back spans and a number of 64 m and 72 m approach spans. At the ends of the 80 m back spans, four pendel-type bearings were installed to accommodate uplift reaction due to loading on the main span. These pendel … Show more
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