JaehYun Construction Goes APE Building the Incheon Sea Bridge.
Post Date: November 9, 2005 at 12:00 am
Reported From: APE Headquarters (WA)
Reported From: APE Headquarters (WA)
The Incheon Sea Bridge is a 14 km elevated bridge with a cable span center that will link up the Incheon International Airport with the new, state of the art-New Song Do Beach City located across the inlet southeast of Seoul, also known as Incheon Free Economic Zone, or IFEZ. The land construction links three cities south of Incheon; Songdo, Cheongna, and Yeongjong.
A subway system extension and roadway expansion will accompany the bridge east of the airport for some of its infrastructure, including many high rise apartments.
The main piers and approaches for the cable span bridge are built using clusters of 3 meter diameter 67 meter length permanent casing.
Many 2.4 meter diameter permanent casing will be driven for the elevated portions of the bridge. Large, state of the art, Korean built table top drills with built in power units perform the clean out duties.
The APE Tandem 400 driver/extractor with the patented Quad Clamp System is handling the largest casings on the job greatly minimizing the potential need for relief drilling. Later in the job, these hammers will be split apart and then take on the smaller permanent casing independent of each other. This kind of versatility cannot be found in the industry without purchasing other accessories.
Jaehyun Construction had a large hand in building the first island bridge linking the Incheon International Airport to the peninsula heading north. The new bridge under construction now is sure to bring another economic surge to the country.
If you have any questions about this project or any you see on our website, feel free to contact me at the APE Corporate Headquarters or one of our sales representatives at any of our satellite locations. Our experienced staff will do what ever it takes to help protect your bottom line on your next pile driving job.
Dave Yingling
APE Tandem 400 King Kong Completed 12-foot Casing Installation For China’s TianXinZhou Bridge
MBEC (CHINA ZHONG-TIE MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP) has just started another mega job on the Yangtze River. This is the largest cable stayed bridge for high speed train in the world.
Project Name: 6-mile Long Nanjing Da-Shen-Guan High-Speed Railway Bridge Project, part of the 900-mile Shanghai-Beijing High-Speed Bullet Train Mega-Project
Maximum Speed: 190 miles/hours
No. 8 Main Support: 46 ea 9 feet diameter 1” thick casings, 210 feet long, 286,000 pounds;
No. 7 Main Support: 46 ea 9 feet diameter 1” thick casings, 180 feet long, 242,000 pounds;
No. 6 Main Support: 46 ea 9 feet diameter 1” thick casings, 150 feet long, 200,000 pounds;
Equipment employed: two sets of APE Tandem Model 400 King Kongs
Contractor: China Zhong-Tie Major Bridge and Engineering Corp (MBEC)
APE China Engineer/Technician Mr. Yang, Yun Fu is on site providing technical service.
“We are proud to own two sets of APE Tandem King Kong, and we are extremely pleased with the superb service delivered by the APE team”, said Mr. Chen Rong Jian, General Manager of MBEC Equipment Division.
APE Caribbean
Post Date: November 3, 2005 at 12:00 am
Reported From: APE Southeast (FL)
Reported From: APE Southeast (FL)
Meridian Construction of Tortola BVI has purchased the first APE / J&M Hybrid Vibratory Driver / Extractor. This Vibro will feature a new J&M 22-30 Gearbox and the patented APE 2- stage suppressor housing. This Vibro will feature an Eccentric moment of 2,200 in.lbs. @ 1,600 VPM
This combination will give Meridian Construction the 80 ton pulling power of an APE Vibro, with the cost effective reliability of J&M Hydraulics proven technology. Paired with the J&M 335 Power unit that Meridian currently owns, they will have the most powerful Vibratory Driver/ Extractor in the BVI.
Jim Casavant
Regional sales representative
Florida & the Caribbean
