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Civil engineers make civilization possible.
The Sutong Bridge, which spans the Yangtze River in China’s Jiangsu province, is the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge.
With a main span measuring 1,088 meters, it is the first cable-stayed bridge with a span that passes the 1,000 meter mark. The bridge also has two side-spans that are 300 meters, as well as four smaller cable spans.
Man-Chung Tang, chairman of the board for T.Y. Lin International, received a lifetime achievement award for innovation and excellence in civil engineering design at the 2010 OPAL Gala. Meet all of the 2010 lifetime honorees:
Construction—Terence E. (Ed) Richardson, P.E.Education—David E. Daniel, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, NAEGovernment—John W. Morris II, LTG (ret.), P.E., F.ASCE, NAEManagement—Robert D. Nichol, P.E., F.ASCE
Veronica Cedillos' team evaluated the feasibility of developing tsunami evacuation infrastructure in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, a region with one of the highest tsunami risks in the world. The 26-year-old project manager for GeoHazards International was later named a member of the EERI team that visited Sumatra following the tsunami.
Meet the 2010 New Faces.
The Goldfields Water Supply had the world's longest fresh water pipeline when built, which was the first to be fabricated from steel. It was designed and constructed by the Western Australian Public Works Department from 1895 to 1903 and consisted of Mundaring Weir on the Helena River, eight steam powered pumping stations and a 566 km pipeline to Kalgoorlie.
