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cable-stayed bridge
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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.


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Both projects were some of the earliest cable-stayed bridges in this country.
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.
 
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