Modern MarvelsEngineering Disasters 20
Instrueret af Rod PyleTV-PG
S13 • E56 6. dec. 2006 44 m7.9
To stimulate inter-island commerce Japan has an extensive bridge program to provide safer, more reliable transit across the treacherous waters served by ferries. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the longest. This program chronicles the construction of the bridge and explains its unique design aspects including; prefabrication, type of concrete, construction techniques and the design of the anchors and main cables.
