Author: Gettins, H J;Ushio, Y
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Gettins, H J;Ushio, Y
The Structural Engineer, Volume 78, Issue 16, 2000
Aspects of Bridges Several members have written about bridges, with particular interest in the new Millennium Bridge. First, however, something about a very much older bridge. Mr D. J. Yendall, writing from Stockton-on-Tees, has entitled his contribution ‘Rainbow bridges: missing the boat’: I must congratulate Channel 4 for its recent programme ‘Mysteries of Lost Empires’ (screened on 22 June 2000) on what was a thought-provoking and informative insight into ancient Chinese bridge-building. The concept of timber pinned arches constructed with readily available materials and labour, with straight pieces of timber, to form a simple, elegant and rapid solution to crossing busy canal networks to form an arched bridge without disruption demonstrated that the problems facing modern engineers are nothing new.
David Bennett interviews Ian Thompson of SKM (UK) on design aspects of the £225M Olympic Stadium in Sydney, which won an IStructE Structural Award.
A strategy of economy with engineered aesthetics was used to develop the design basis for the AAT Air-Cargo Handling Terminal at Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong (see Fig l). The architectural and structural teams worked closely to develop engineered solutions that would be simultaneously attractive and of low cost. This paper outlines the progression of the design from concept to final design. J.M. Morris