A circle was designed in this bridge for two very specific reasons, to slow down traffic and to allow motorists to enjoy the magnificent scenery that surrounds the bridge. Pretty cool huh? Aside from looking very unique, this bridge serves an important purpose as well!
In Taiwan, a huge 140 meter (459 feet) bridge collapsed in October of 2019, the event is known as the “Taiwan Bridge Collapse”. The oil tanker that was traversing the bridge at the time fell into the water and caused a fire when it struck three fishing boats that were below the bridge. This resulted …
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Mechanical Engineering Games are somewhat rate, however, there are plently of games that can be used by mechanical engineers as an alternative way to learn, and as a way to let off some steam in between projects, classes or anything else they may be working on. We have included the games that have engineering concepts …
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Engineering disasters. Why do they happen? Let’s look at most famous engineering disasters and the circumstances preceding them. Engineers must study these in order to prevent catastrophes like these from reoccurring. Engineering processes have vastly improved in recent times and especially in the last 100 years, however the journey to get to where we are …
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While suspension bridges tend to grab the headlines there are actually seven basic types of bridges. These are beam, truss, cantilever, arch, suspension, cable stayed and tied arch. Whether you are looking for famous bridges in the US or famous bridges in England, there are many to choose from. We will take a look at …
What are the 7 main types of bridges? What are the 5 main types of bridges? Which type of bridge is strongest? What is the most expensive type of bridge to build? What is the best type of bridge? What is the most common type of the bridge? There are 7 main types of bridges: …
The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge is a marvel of modern day bridge engineering. It is 164.8 km (more than 100 miles) in length and has literally taken bridge building to a whole new level. Even though it may have lost its title as the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, to the recently built Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, …
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge opening was seen as a massive political coup for China. The political tensions between Hong Kong, Macau and China have unfortunately overshadowed what is an amazing feat of modern day engineering. We will now take a look at the history of the project. The cost in terms of money, lives and …
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Named after a Venezuelan war hero, the General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge is situated in western Venezuela. It connects Maracaibo with the rest of the country, stretching more than 8 km over Lake Maracaibo. The bridge has been in the news of late with extensive focus on Italian engineer Riccardo Morandi who not only designed the …
Born on 1 September 1902, Riccardo Morandi is very much in the news even though he passed away on 25 December 1989. Renowned as a groundbreaking figure in bridge engineering throughout his career, the collapse of the Genoa Bridge (official name Ponte Morandi) in 2018 cast a dark shadow across his reputation. While it is …
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On 14th August 2018 the Morandi Bridge (Ponte Morandi) in Genoa collapsed with initial fears that more than 30 people lost their lives. As you might expect, the Genoa Bridge collapse has created concern and confusion in the engineering sector and politicians have already started the blame game. This will go down as one of …
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What are the main parts of a bridge? Many of us use bridges everyday, but have you ever stopped to consider what makes up the various parts of a bridge? Bridges are usually built when there is a need to cross over a road, railway, or water channel. Many large and small bridges have been …
When officially opened by the Queen on 4 September 2017 the total duration of the Queensferry Crossing project was a decade from the initial idea to completion. It is officially the longest three tower cable-stayed bridge in the world and while the bridge itself is 1.7 miles in length when you include changes to the …
The Whitestone Bridge (also referred to as the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge) is a suspension bridge in New York City which connects the borough of Queens, Long Island to the Bronx on the United States mainland. It is now an integral part of the landscape and the value of his engineering masterpiece can literally be measured in …
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The Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened to traffic on July 1, 1940 and collapsed into Puget Sound on November 7 of the same year. At the time it was the third longest suspension bridge in the world, just behind the Golden Gate Bridge and the George Washington Bridge. Fortunately no human life was lost during …
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