In this paper, the successfulapplicationoflarge-spansteel tied arch bridgeinDalian new port 300,000-toncrude oilimportterminal on the bridgeapproach is describedbelow.
The executive summary of the 2001 Minnesota Department of Transportation report -- undertaken by the University of Minnesota's Department of Civil Engineering -- points to fatigue problems with the bridge's approachspan, the segments that connect the main spanof the bridge to land.