Whittle Arch and Glass Bridge, Coventry Case Study Landmark steel structures in regeneration area Displacement assessment of arches due to self weight Eigenmode assessment of bridge structure As part of Coventry's Phoenix Project, which totally regenerated a previously neglected part of the city, gardens, housing, retail outlets, and two new public spaces were created. One of these spaces, Millennium Place, incorporates two unique steel structures: the Whittle Arch and the Glass Bridge. Whitbybird (now Ramboll) used LUSAS ?nite element analysissoftware to assist with the design of the structures on behalf of its client Coventry City Council. Whittle Arch The Whittle Arch is a dramatic twin-arch tubular structure that provides a focal point to the whole Millennium Place development. It is n

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