Articles about Bridge

The old Kalix Bridge has found a new home at LTU

2022-11-09 The old bridge was built in the 60s and was a very important part of the E4 road infrastructure. In 2015 the bridge was deemed unfit for increased heavy traffic and a new bridge was build downstream.

50 years of research in construction engineering

2022-06-10 To celebrate 50 years of research in construction engineering at Luleå University of Technology, an event was held with representatives from the construction industry and former doctoral students with...

Newly cast bridge ready to be crushed

2022-03-14 In a world-unique research project, a new complete railway bridge is being built, and then load tested to the breaking point. The newly cast concrete will be supplemented with rails for maximum imitat...

Old bridge gets second life in research

2022-01-13 The old Kalix bridge from 1957 gets a second life as a research object at Luleå University of Technology, both before and after demolition/dismantling. The construction of the new bridge began in 2019...

In the media: In Kalix, sustainability is tested with heavy traffic - can save the country's aging bridges

2022-01-12 Before Christmas, the new E4 bridge in Kalix was inaugurated. Researchers are now taking the opportunity to use the old bridge for research.

Gallery: Photos from research at Kalix River 2021-2022

2021-11-24 High resolution images in zip file further down this page.

New competence cluster in structural engineering

2021-10-19 A workshop in mid-October 2021 became the starting point for a new international competence cluster in building construction, the AB3C Arctic Building and Construction Competence Cluster. During two d...

In the media: They are researching the sustainable bridges of the future

2021-10-15 For 50 years, Luleå University of Technology has conducted several successful research projects where bridges have been tested. The project concerning the Kalix Bridge was recently launched, where the...

Students contribute to a further understanding of old railway bridges

2021-10-14 Two engineering students, David Åkergren and Jacob Gustafsson, have in their master theses for the Master Programme in Civil Engineering investigated one of our most common bridge types within our rai...

Sigge Thernwall's major construction award for 2020 to Thomas Blanksvärd

2020-09-18 Thomas Blanksvärd is an Associate Professor at Luleå University of Technology and a specialist and research and development manager at Skanska Sweden for the road and construction business line.

In the media: The truth behind the bridge failure

2019-04-17 The worst construction accident in Swedish history occurred 80 years ago - Sandöbroraset. The construction that was used on the mold to Sandö Bridge was doomed to leave. Today, people found molds with...

New methods for fast inspection of bridges

2017-11-06 Maintenance of existing infrastructure is a global concern due to the ever-increasing demands of society, with continual wear and degradation on structures potentially leading to large monetary and so...

Lecture: Reinforcement of concrete structures in a 25-year perspective

2017-11-02 Lecture by Björn Täljsten, Luleå University of Technology

Published:27 February 2016
Updated: 11 October 2019
By:IT
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