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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025)

SIMULATION OF TRAFFIC WITH DIFFERENT AXLE CONFIGURATIONS ON THE VIADUCTS OF N'DJAMENA - CHAD: THE CASES OF DEMBÉ AND DIGUEL

Submitted
May 13, 2026
Published
2025-07-11

Abstract

This project entails studying peak hours on the Démbé and 
Daniel viaducts. The study's emphasis is on the flow of heavy 
vehicles and public transportation, which contribute 
significantly to the destruction of large infrastructure (paved 
roads, viaducts, etc.). Viaducts are long-distance bridges that 
are used to cross roadways or railroads. Both of these viaducts 
are 168 meters long, which is significant. Because the Dembé 
and Diguel viaducts are beam-built, ten reinforced concrete 
piers support the decks. The forces produced within the 
structure are flexural forces, thus beam viaducts can only 
respond vertically to their intermediate supports. These 
structures were constructed to improve traffic flow and help 
address the problems of congestion and the high number of 
accidents that have been reported on these roads. In fact, the 
axle movement causes the viaducts to experience repetitive 
load impacts.