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Figure 13: A long span, deep-water, multi span suspension bridge
proposal, with gravity platform foundations
REFERENCES:
Much of the recent development in long span
bridges and in particular multi-span suspension
bridges (or multi-tower bridges 多塔的悬索桥)
has taken place in China.
1 COLLINGS, David: (2015) Multiple-span
suspension bridges: state of the art,
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil
Engineers. Bridge Engineering, Volume 169,
Issue BE3. Pages 215 – 231.
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/10.1
680/jbren.15.00035
2 https://e-mosty.cz/osmangazi-us-
suspension-halogaland-bridge/
3 https://e-mosty.cz/asijske-mosty/
4 https://e-mosty.cz/3rd-bosphorus-bridge-
michel-virlogeux-izmit-bay-bridge/
As outlined in this article regulating the bridge
stiffness is key.
This technology is spreading, the Chacao Bridge,
Chile, is an example of this.
The multi-span suspension bridge form has further
potential and I am confident we will see further
examples in the future.
1/2019