What is tower in suspension bridges?

Towers can be defined as vertical steel or concrete structures projecting above the deck, supporting cables and carrying the forces to which the bridge is subjected to the ground. By this definition, towers are used only for suspension bridges or for cable-stayed bridges or hybrid suspension–cable- stayed structures

Role of Civil Engineers around the world?

Shall we first understand the role of Civil Engineers – they plan, design, build, supervise, construct, operate, and maintain infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sectors. The infrastructure projects include highways, urban roads, commercial buildings, airports, tunnels, canals, dams, and systems for water supply, bridges, drainage systems and many more. There are many reputed technical colleges that impart state-of-the-art technical education to the students pursuing engineering courses.for more details https://www.skooltek.in/technical-diploma-courses/

China has built the world’s longest single-tower suspension bridge

It marks a massive milestone for the infrastructure project, which was able to continue construction during the pandemic thanks to the use of construction robots.

Record-breaking bridge undergoes eight-day load test

The 800-meter-long (2,625 feet) bridge is being built to improve the connection between China and Southeast Asia. It will drastically cut the travel time between the cities of Yuxi and Chuxiong from an hour and a half to only two minutes.

It holds the record for the world’s longest single-tower suspension bridge in the world.

The Luzhijiang Bridge is also impressive because of the incredibly steep valley cliffs it rises out of. Drivers sticking to a 100 mph speed limit will come straight out of tunnels onto the 300-meter-tall bridge from either side. The steel cables used for the suspension bridge had to be secured by drilling a 100-meter tunnel for an anchor.

Robots bolster China’s Belt and Road initiative

The bridge will also form part of a new 200 km (124 miles) expressway through Yunnan that will improve the passage to countries including Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos. The expressway is part of the country’s Belt and Road Initiative, which is designed to improve connections with 140 other countries.for more details https://www.skooltek.in/technical-diploma-courses/

Construction began on the bridge in 2019, and engineers were reportedly able to carry on working during the pandemic and finish the project within a three-year deadline, thanks to the help of construction robots. Last year we reported   on China’s ‘Iron Monster’ construction robot, SLJ900/32, which is capable of erecting massive bridges in just a few days.

The bridge-building machine moves using 64 fully rotating wheels divided into four blocks. It carries beams from the edge of the bridge to the installation point, where they are connected to predetermined pillars. Using a pneumatic structure, the machine anchors to the pillars and places the beams, dramatically erecting the bridge as it goes.

While we’re not sure if SLJ900/32 was used in the construction of Luzhijiang Bridge, it’s likely that similar machines were used to bring the construction of this record-breaking infrastructure project to fruition.for more details https://www.skooltek.in/technical-diploma-courses/