{"id":21870,"date":"2012-07-27T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vesamgroup.com\/?p=21870"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:28:20","slug":"luembe-a-case-study-of-the-africa-bridge-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vesamgroup.com\/en\/luembe-a-case-study-of-the-africa-bridge-project\/","title":{"rendered":"LUEMBE: A CASE STUDY OF THE AFRICA BRIDGE PROJECT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21870\" class=\"elementor elementor-21870\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5005d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"c5005d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a477b09\" data-id=\"a477b09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84cf33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f84cf33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"639\">This paper presents the innovations introduced in the design of the composite bridge \u2013 steel and concrete structure \u2013 over the Luembe River. These innovations are part of the Africa Bridge project, whose objective is to adapt the traditional composite bridge solution to bridge construction in Africa. Finally, an economic study is presented comparing the composite solution resulting from the Africa Bridge project with a solution using precast concrete girders.<\/p><p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"639\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"707\"><strong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"654\">AUTHORS |<\/strong> Filipe Santos\u1d43, Jorge Vieira\u1d43 and Silvio da Silva\u1d47<\/p><p data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"823\">\u1d43 Vesam Angola Lda, Rua do Lobito, No. 9, S. 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