PEDELTA is an independent multinational consultant firm headquartered in Barcelona, Spain which provides worldwide bridge and structural engineering services. The company is present in Canada, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Spain and the USA. The firm is internationally recognized by the introduction of advanced materials on bridges such as Cala Galdana Bridge, the first duplex stainless steel bridge, the GFRP Lleida Pedestrian Bridge, its innovative bridge aesthetics such as the Abetxuko Bridge and other cable supported structures.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Civil Engineering / Bridge Engineering |
| Founded | 1994 by Juan Sobrino |
Number of locations | Barcelona, Bogota, Madrid, Miami, Panama, Toronto, Lima |
Key people | Juan Sobrino (President) Javier Jordán (Director-Spain) Leonardo Rosillo (Director-Colombia) |
Number of employees | Approximately 130 |
| Website | [1] www.pedelta.com |
History
editThe company was founded in Barcelona, (Spain) by Juan Sobrino in 1994 focus on bridge and structural design. The firm expanded to Colombia in 2001, the US in 2006, Canada in 2012 and Peru in 2013. In 2017 they started their geotechnical department in Colombia.
Introduction of advanced materials
editPEDELTA is worldwide known for the introduction of GFRP and Stainless Steel as a main structural materials on bridges and building structures.[1]
The firm has developed the first hybrid structures combining Stainless-Steel and GFRP profiles and panels. First application is Zumaia pedestrian bridge(2008)and Vilafant Pedestrian Bridges (2011).
International Awards
editPEDELTA has received various awards including the following:
- 2012 E. Figg Medal Award for The triplets bridges. International Bridge Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.[2][3]
- 2012 National Engineering Award. Tunnel of Cune, Colombia.
- 2005 Footbridge Awards to the GFRP Lleida Pedestrian Bridge, Venize.
- 2004 Envigado bridge National Engineering Award of the Colombian Society of Engineering.
- 2003 Juan Sobrino recipient of the IABSE Award.[4]
- 2001 Juan Sobrino recipient of the Award of the Association of Young Entrepreneurs of Catalonia.
Signature bridge projects
editRoad Bridges
- Abetxuko Bridge, Vitoria, Spain.
- Envigado bridge, Envigado, Colombia.
- Cala Galdana Bridge, Minorca, Spain.
- The triplets bridges, La Paz, Bolivia.
High-Speed Rail Bridges
- Sant Boi Bridge, over LLobregat River.[5][6][7]
- High Speed Railway Bridge over AP7, Llinars del Valles[8]
Pedestrian Bridges
- GFRP Lleida Pedestrian Bridge, Lleida, Spain
- Stainless Steel Pedestrian Bridge, Sant Fruitós, Spain.[9]
- Hybrid Stainless Steel-GFRP Pedestrian Bridge, Zumaia, Spain.[10][11]
- Pedestrian Bridge over Segre River, Lleida, Spain
- Pedestrian Bridge over Oria River, Andoain, Spain
- Vilafant Bridge, Spain
- Fort York Bridge, Toronto, Canada
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Abetxuko Bridge in Vitoria, Spain -
Stainless Steel Bridge in Cala Galdana, Minorca, Spain -
Envigado Bridge(2001). -
Lleida GFRP Pedestrian Bridge(2001). -
Sant Boi HSR Bridge. -
High Speed Railway Bridge in Llinars. -
Triplets bridges in la Paz, Bolivia
References
edit- ^ "Sustainable_Duplex Stainless Steel Bridges" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Eugene Figg Award IBC 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17.
- ^ "E. Figg Award, IBC-2012, Pittsburgh, PA". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "IABSE Award 2003". Archived from the original on 2014-03-20.
- ^ "High-Speed Rail in Sant Boi". Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Moving at the Speed of Steel".
- ^ "Sant Boi High Speed Rail Bridge" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Two Steel Bridges for the High Speed Railway line Madrid-Barcelona-French Border".
- ^ "Stainless-Steel arch Bridge at Sant Fruitos". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Sustainable_Duplex Stainless Steel Bridges" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Hybrid Stainless-Steel and GFRP Bridge over Narrondo bridge".[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- "Vilafant Pedestrian Bridge -Princenton Univ. website".
- "Fort York Bridge. website". Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-13.