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cable-stayed bridge [′kā·bəl ‚stād ‚brij] (civil engineering) A modification of the cantilever bridge consisting of girders or trusses cantilevered both ways from a central tower and supported by inclined cables attached to the tower at top or sometimes at several levels. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Throughout his career, Wagh has been involved in large, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects, including bridge rehabilitation and replacement designs of long-span, suspension and cable-stayed bridges, arch bridges, reinforced concrete box girder bridges and moveable bridges. From small covered bridges to large-scale, modern, cable-stayed bridges, this book spans the engineering evolution of these structures. Measuring about 8km in total, the bridge describes a slow curve across the sea; at the same time it rises gradually to a central cable-stayed bridge over the big international shipping lane, Flintrannan, before descending to Lernacken and the Swedish coast. |
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