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Electrical installations of the viaduct consist of: 30km of cables for high current; 20km of fiber-optics; 10 km of cable for low current and telephone sockets so workers can communicate with each other or with command post. Many instruments are installed on masts, deck, pylons and stays that monitor states and detect changes and resistance of the viaduct to wear and tear.
All information gathered from instruments is analyzed and sent to toll plaza. Toll plaza is placed 4 km north of viaduct. Bridge tollbooths and technical and commercial management is placed there.
Toll plaza has sixteen lanes of traffic, eight in each direction. If the traffic is low, central booth can service both directions at once. To make this method work, massive temporary intermediate piers were built to prevent bending of the thin deck since the cable stays and masts above the roadway would not be erected until the entire deck was in its final position.
The only exception to this was for the two river spans where the masts and several of the stays were erected on land and went along for the ride across the piers before finally meeting feet mtrs above the Tarn River. Other technical advancements that are less obvious to the eye include an array of movement and motion sensors including anemometers, accelerometers, inclinometers and extensometers.
Data collected from these devices will help engineers pinpoint potential trouble spots and unwanted wear and tear that could shorten the life span of the many bridge components.
The tall, slender piers have an unusual elegance from a narrow opening that gradually splits the column into two before closing up again within the mast above the road deck. The roadway has a slight curve that adds a third dimension of shape to the structure and offsets the boredom of repetition. The designers even made the best of an unfortunate requirement to install a tall wind barrier along the edges of the roadway with a stylish aerodynamic shape that still allows for a fantastic view of the valley beyond.
As a nearly perfect blend of art, architecture and engineering, the Millau Viaduct will continue to inspire not only the public but future engineers who are continually challenged by the demand to create beauty and grace within the confines of functionality and cost. Image by Chris Lilley. Prior to Millau's record breaking bridge piers of meters, the history of these towering structures has been almost entirely in Europe outside of two U. Before Kocher the tallest were the meter pier of Italy's Rago Viaduct.
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