Moreover, bridge engineers should seek better social status and the bridge engineering field should become attractive to young students who will bear the future of this field.
It is almost bridge engineering.
American bridge engineering largely overlooks that efficiency, economy and elegance can be mutually reinforcing ideals.
The dramatic image, resembling a harp, transformed bridge engineering into a form of sculpture that can invigorate its surrounding landscape.
An official at the company's Shanghai-based partner, China Major Bridge Engineering, said it would begin construction this year but gave no specific date.
The design represents a major post-World War II innovation in bridge engineering, but the bridge itself is not of great historical significance.
Early applications for calculus included the study of gravity and planetary motion, fluid flow and ship design, and geometric curves and bridge engineering.
"This is like bridge engineering," says project architect Andy Young, explaining how the entire building was built off-site, then craned into place bit by bit.
This form and the elliptical arch had great value in bridge engineering because they permitted mutual support by a row of arches, carrying the lateral thrust to the abutments at either end of a bridge.
For now, said Kelley C. Rehm, head of a committee on bridge engineering at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, states are better off rechecking their bridges and inspection systems.
Mr. Sun is a Chinese site manager for Cambodia Iron & Steel Mining Industry Group, a Chinese company based in Phnom Penh that on Dec. 31 signed a deal to build the three-part project with China Major Bridge Engineering, a subsidiary of China Railway Group, a state-owned behemoth.
