The main bridge design ofTaiyuan Xiangyunqiao Bridge on Jichanglu Road

The main bridge ofTaiyuan Xiangyun Bridge adopts irregular space single steel pylon cable-stayed bridge,architecturally exquisite with complex structure.The overall design of the bridge is done thoroughly,which includes the architecture model analysis, bridge rational span arrangement,the location of the main girder steel-concrete joint connection,comparison analysis with or without auxiliary pier,pylon-girder boundary condition,cable-stays arrangement,etc.The structure is a model example of fully compromised between architectural and structural major.It was opened to traffic on July,2010.Based on the static and dynamic load test,the results are conformed to the result from the analysis during the design process,satisfies the Chinese standard code,the performance of the structure is good and reliable.