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The Akashi Kaikyo Suspension Bridge is the longest
suspension bridge in the world and it is probably Japan’s greatest
engineering feat.
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The Akashi Straits is four miles wide at the bridge site with sea depths of one hundred metres and currents averaging fourteen kmph. The Akashi Straits is one of the busiest sea lanes in the world with over a thousand ships per day travelling through it. Furthermore, the bridge is in a typhoon region in which winds can reach speeds of 290 kmph. |
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The construction of a suspension bridge involves the use of two main cables stretching between two towers. The roadway beneath these is suspended by more cables. To stop the towers, roadway and cables collapsing, they are held at either end by large anchor blocks (the Akashi anchor blocks weigh 350 000 tonnes). In the case of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, suspension bridge technology was pushed to the limit. |
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QUESTIONS: 1. Draw a map of the location of the Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge 2. Draw a simplified Diagram of the bridge, labelling the important parts. |
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