Parklinks Bridge

Soil-structure Interaction

Peer review of Parklinks Bridge for ALI-Eton

The new Parklinks complex is a mixed-used development spread out over Pasig and Quezon City in the Philippines.  A joint venture between Eton and Ayala Land, it will be the biggest riverfront development along the Pasig River.  Parklinks will consist of 35 hectares with plenty of green spaces including a 3-hectare central urban park, river terrace, gardens, bike trials and esplanade. Upon completion, it will likely become the one of greenest urban estates in the Philippines.

Dynamis was commissioned by ALI-Eton Property Development Corp. to conduct the full independent peer review Parklinks Bridge. The iconic stay-cable arch bridge will be made up of a metal deck supported by a set of structural cables hanging from a 110m span. The board rests on two intermediate piles and two stirrups located at each end.

Dynamis mission

The engineering role for the independent review involves supervising the design of the bridge and checking all the documentation that must be prepared by the Engineer of Record.

For this purpose, Dynamis built a 3D finite element model of the bridge and performed static and dynamic calculations. The results of these calculations were first analyzed to understand the behavior of the structure and then used to carry out the structural verification of each of the members that make it up.

An informed and thorough peer review is necessary in order to guarantee compliance with national building codes, and assure an adequate and safe design.