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Just as building engineers strive to reach ever-greater heights, bridge engineers also love to design record-setting spans. Here is a short history of such exceptional crossings over the past several centuries—whether they be arch, girder, cable-stayed, or suspension structures—and a consideration of what engineering achievements are possible in the years to come.
Just as building engineers strive to reach ever-greater heights, bridge engineers also love to design record-setting spans. Here is a short history of such exceptional crossings over the past several centuries—whether they be arch, girder, cable-stayed, or suspension structures—and a consideration of what engineering achievements are possible in the years to come.
The Story of World–Record Spans
Tang, Man-Chung (author)
Civil Engineering Magazine Archive ; 80 ; 56-63
2016-01-01
82010-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
Unknown
The Story of World-Record Spans
| British Library Online Contents | 2010
| Online Contents | 1998
Grid system floor of record spans
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1942
Grid system floor of record spans
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1942
Record three-hinged arch spans 278 ft
Engineering Index Backfile | 1954