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    The world's first!

    • Last Update: 2022-08-23
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Teijin Corporation announced that a carbon fiber composite material (CFRP) using Teijin Corporation's carbon fiber "Tenax®" was used for the cables of the Metro Bridge in Stuttgart, Germany


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    The Urban Railway Bridge is an arch bridge that supports vertical load by using a curved (arch) structure that bends upward like a bow


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    Low cost, light weight, low energy consumption 

    Low cost, light weight, low energy consumption 

    The Urban Railway Bridge erected on the A8 highway in the suburbs of Stuttgart is a railway arch bridge with a total length of 127 meters.
    By using CFRP cables with a high strength-to-weight ratio, it has achieved a structure that can span an 8-lane highway without supporting pillars


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    The company's carbon fiber "Tenax®" is used for the 72 CFRP cables of this arch bridge, and it has the same strength as steel cables with only 1/4 of the cross-sectional area, and has achieved cost reduction


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    Teijin said that it hopes to use this adoption as an opportunity to strengthen the promotion of carbon fiber for construction and construction purposes, and at the same time strengthen the provision of solutions aimed at realizing a sustainable society, and strive to become a "company that supports the future society" with a long-term vision


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