Buiding bridges

Chapitres:

• From the very beginning ther was the bridge
• Mastery of timber - The end of an age
• Stone, a more durable material
• A new start in steel
• Steel cable replaces the hemp rope
• The great leap
• Concrete replaces stone
• Reinforced concrete
• The arch conquers large spans
• The steel cable is discovered for concrete
• The age of prestressed concrete begins
• Freedom of form
• Cantilever construction in concrete becomes reality
• Travelling formwork takes over the market
• The entire bridge is launched
• Travelling formwork negociate large spans
• Where are prestressed concrete\'s limits ?
• Lightweight concrete enters the discussion
• The last decade in retrospect
• Bridges of tomorrow
• The future is already here
• Bibliography

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