The Messina Strait Bridge

When completed, the Messina Straight bridge will stand as the world's longest single span bridge and as a benchmark for future projects with longer spans. This book delineates the enormous amount of theoretical and practical research and development work has been carried out by experts from across t [...]
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When completed, the Messina Straight bridge will stand as the world's longest single span bridge and as a benchmark for future projects with longer spans. This book delineates the enormous amount of theoretical and practical research and development work has been carried out by experts from across the globe and over a period of many years. It focuses not only on the design itself, but also on the context in which the project is located and the great challenges involved. The book describes the developments in long span bridge technology that will make the Messina project possible. Readers will find that many of the lessons learned discussed in this book will have wide application.