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    Major civil engineering projects around the World, bridges, dams, etc

    JohninMK
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    Post  JohninMK Sun May 02, 2021 2:24 pm

    Are the best civil engineers now in China?

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    The widest bridge on #YangtzeRiver opened to traffic:

    With a span of 938 m, #Wuhan Qingshan Yangtze River Bridge is also world's longest cable-stayed bridge with a floating system.

    -Construction: Two-way 10-lane
    -Bridge deck width: 48 m
    -Height: 279.5 m
    -Total length: 7.5 km


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    Post  lancelot Mon May 03, 2021 2:20 am

    JohninMK wrote:Are the best civil engineers now in China?

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    The widest bridge on #YangtzeRiver opened to traffic
    ...

    Not just bridges. Just look at a list of the tallest supertall skycrapers. Or the largest subways in the world, much of which was built just over the last decade...
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    Post  GarryB Mon May 03, 2021 9:59 am

    To be fair if I was Americas best civil engineer I would move to China or Russia because that seems to be where the work is...

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