Solidian
Textile reinforcement for the new Bosphorus bridge
The worldwide tallest pylons of the giant building structure of the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul rise up to an enormous height of 320 m. Curtain walls with reinforcement of Sodilian, the Albstadt-based specialist in textile reinforcement, were used for the construction of the pylons; the façade panels were realized for the Turkish company Fibrobeton. For the project team of Solidian just nine month remained from the first enquiry to the inauguration of the bridge last August, to realize the first structural analysis up to the installation of the façade with a surface of 3,200 m². In due time...
