The Messina strait bridge : a challenge and a dream / by Fabio Brancaleoni, Giorgio Diana, Ezio Faccioli, Giuseppe Fiammenghi, Ian P.T. Firth, Niels J. Gimsing, Michele Jamiolkowski, Peter Sluszka, Giovanni Solari, Gianluca Valensise and Enzo
Edition
First edition
Published
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2009
Chapter 1 History and Context -- chapter 2 Project Management and Framework -- chapter 3 Transportation, Environment and Socio-Economic Background -- chapter 4 Territory and Environment -- chapter 5 The Crossing Site -- chapter 6 Challenges of a Super Long Suspension Bridge -- chapter 7 Design of the Bridge -- chapter 8 The Way Ahead
Summary
This book describes the enormous depth of work carried out since the early 1970s on the Messina Strait Bridge, up to the recent award of the detailed design and construction contract. This important work has included extensive studies, concepts and design developments, with far reaching applications, which have all confirmed the feasibility of this huge endeavour and have led to the optimisation of costs and expected performance levels
