SEEKING NEW STATION STRUCTURES -- AMALGAM OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

This paper introduces how the idea of new station structure modeling (hybrid structure) amalgamating the structures of civil engineering and construction in the stations built on the separate type 2-plane, 2-track viaducts has been formulated, the outline of the hybrid structure, structural characteristics, the concept of structural designing to amalgamate civil engineering and construction structures, effects of their improvements as compared with the conventional structures, and important points to note when adopting them, including the examples of the projects on Kyushu Shinkansen and Tsukuba Express which are presently under construction.