Engineering innovation in civil structures
- Originally, materials used for bridges included timber, stone, wrought iron and steel.
- Many design features and innovations were originally created to solve issues with construction using the given materials.
Innovations
- Primitive beam and suspension bridges allowed for transport across rivers and ravines.
- Greeks perfect the beam bridges, improving transport for humans and economical factors.
- Revolutionary Arch Bridge design by the Romans allowed for water trafficand secure transport
- Truss Girder Bridge in the 16th century improves safety and distance reached (longer spans) of bridges.
- The introduction of the Box Girder Bridge in the 20th century improved road transport dramatically
- Introduction of Concrete as a building material after WWII drastically altered bridge design, vastly improving the safety, aesthetics and stability of the bridges.
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