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Definition

Akashi Straits Bridge

1998

Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority

Near Kobe, Japan

Suspension Bridge

Term
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Definition

 

Algeciras Market Hall

1934

Eduardo Torroja

Algeciras, Spain

Thin Shell (Reinforced Concrete)

 

Term
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Definition

Bacardi Rum Factory

1959-1960

Felix Candela

Near Mexico City, Mexico

Thin Shell (Reinforced Concrete)

Term
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Definition

Bayonne Bridge

1931

Othmar Ammann

Btw New Jersey and Staten Island

Steel Arch Bridge

Term
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Definition

Brooklyn Bridge

1883

John Roebling

Over East River- Manhattan to Brooklyn

Suspension Bridge w/ Cable Stays

 

Term
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Definition

Cement Hall

1939

Robert Maillart

Switzerland

Parabolic Barrel Shell

Term
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Definition

Chapel Lomas de Cuernavaca

1958

Felix Candela

Mexico

Hyperbolic Paraboloid

Term
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Definition

Chiasso Shed

1924

Robert Maillart

Switzerland

Beam, Reinforced Concrete

Term
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Definition

Cosmic Rays Laboratory

1951

Felix Candela

Mexico

Thin Concrete Shell, Hyperbolic Paraboloid

Term
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Definition

Craigellachie Bridge

1814

Thomas Telford

Scotland

Cast Iron Arch Bridge

Term
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Definition

Eads Bridge

1867-1874

James Eads

St. Louis, Missouri

Steel Arch Bridge

Term
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Definition

East Huntington Bridge

1985

Arvid Grant

Ohio River, Huntington W Virginia

Cable stayed bridge, semi-fan arrangement

Term
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Definition

Eiffel Tower

1889

Gustave Eiffel

Paris, France

Wrought Iron, Cantilever

Term
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Definition

Felsenau Bridge

1975

Christian Menn

Switzerland

Hollow Box Girder, Pre-stressed concrete

Term
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Definition

Firth of Forth Bridge

1890

Benjamin Baker

Scotland

Steel Cantilever Truss Bridge

Term
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Definition

Ganter Bridge

1976-1980

Christian Menn

Switzerland

Pre-stressed concrete, low cable-stayed bridge

Term
{image:92315|center}
Definition

Garabit Viaduct

1884

Gustave Eiffel

Massif Central, France

Wrought Iron Crescent Arch Bridge

Term
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Definition

Gatti Wool Factory

1951-1953

Pier Luigi Nervi

Rome, Italy

Reinforced Concrete, Ribbed flat slab

Term
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Definition

George Washington Bridge

1931

Othmar Ammann

NY, NY

Steel Suspension Bridge

Term
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Definition

Giesshubel Warehouse

1910

Robert Maillart

Switzerland

Reinforced Concrete, Flat Slab Column System

 

Term
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Definition

Hancock Tower, Chicago

1970

Fazlur Khan

Chicago, Illinois

Steel Apartment Building

Term
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Definition

Heimberg Tennis Center

1979

Heinz Isler

Switzerland

Reinforced Concrete Thin Shell

Term
{image:92321|center}
Definition

Iron Bridge

1779

Abraham Darby

England

Cast Iron Circular Arch

Term
{image:92322|center}
Definition

Konahana Bridge

1990

Hitachi-Zosen, Inc.

Japan

Self anchored, steel mono-cable suspension bridge

Term
{image:92323|center}
Definition

Leonard P. Zakim Bridge

2003

Christian Menn

Boston, Massachusetts 

Steel and Concrete Cable-Stayed Bridge

Term
{image:92324|center}
Definition

Little Sports Palace

1956-57

Pier Luigi Nervi

Rome, Italy

Reinforced Concrete, Ribbed Dome

 

Term
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Definition

Mangfall Bridge

1959

Ulrich Finsterwalder

Munich, Germany

Prestressed Concrete, Girder Bridge

 

Term
Definition

Marine Midland Bank

Fazlur Khan

Term
{image:92326|center}
Definition

Menai Straights Bridge

1826

Thomas Telford

Wales, Great Britain

Wrought Iron Chain Suspension Bridge

 

Term
{image:92327|center}
Definition

Millau Viaduct

Michel Virlogeux

Term
{image:92328|center}
Definition

Normandy Bridge

1995

Michel Virlogeux

Normandy, France

Cable Stayed bridge, multicable (fan)

 

Term
{image:92329|center}
Definition

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church (Milagrosa)

1955

Felix Candela

Mexico

Hyperbolic Paraboloid

 

Term
{image:92330|center}
Definition

Salginatobel Bridge

1929-1930

Robert Maillart

Switzerland

Three-hinge hollow box arch

Term
{image:92557|center}
Definition

San Mateo Bridge

Arthur Elliott

1967

California

Term
{image:92331|center}
Definition

Schwandbach Bridge

1933

Robert Maillart

Switzerland

Reinforced Concrete, Deck-Stiffened Arch Bridge

Term
{image:92332|center}
Definition

Sears Tower

1974

Fazlur Khan

Chicago, Illinois

Steel Cantilever-Column (Bundled Tube)

Term
{image:92333|center}
Definition

Sicli Building

1969

Heinz Isler

Geneva, Switzerland

Reinforced Concrete, Thin Shell

 

Term
{image:92334|center}
Definition

St. Louis Airport Terminal

1954

Anton Tedesko

St. Louis, Missouri

Reinforced Concrete, Thin Shell

Term
{image:92561|center}
Definition

Sunniberg Bridge

1996-1998

Christian Menn

Switzerland

Low cable-stayed bridge, fan cable arrangement

 

Term
{image:92560|center}
Definition

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

1987

Jean Mueller

Florida

Cable-stayed bridge, semi-fan arrangement

Term
{image:92336|center}
Definition

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

1940

Leon Moissieff

Washington State

Steel Suspension Bridge

 

Term
{image:92337|center}
Definition

Tatara Bridge

1999

Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority

Japan

Steel Cable-Stayed Bridge

Term
{image:92338|center}
Definition

Tavanasa Bridge

1906

Robert Maillart

Switzerland

Reinforced concrete three-hinged hollow box arch bridge

Term
{image:92339|center}
Definition

The Kingdome

1975

Jack Christiansen

Seattle, Washington

Reinforced Concrete Thin Shell

 

Term
{image:92559|center}
Definition

US Naval Academy Bridge 

1994

Thomas Jenkins

Annapolis, Maryland

 

Term
{image:92340|center}
Definition

Valtschielbach Bridge

1925

Robert Maillart

Switzerland

Reinforced Concrete, Deck-stiffened arch

Term
{image:92341|center}
Definition

Verrazano Narrows Bridge

1960-1964

Othmar Ammann

Btw Staten Island and Brooklyn

Steel Suspension Bridge

 

Term
{image:92558|center}
Definition

Vessy Bridge

1935

Robert Maillart

Three-hinged hollow box arch

Vessy, Switzerland

Term
{image:92342|center}
Definition

Xochimilco Restaurant

1958

Felix Candela

Mexico

Reinforced Concrete, Thin Shell

 

Term
{image:92343|center}
Definition

Zarzuela Hippodrome

1935

Eduardo Torroja

Madrid, Spain

Reinforced Concrete, Cantilever, Thin Shell



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