New Suspension Bridge in Pitigala, Sri Lanka In 2013, a very special project was carried out 6000 km away in Pitigala, Sri Lanka. A bridge was designed, calculated and built by 30 students who are part of a German university team called “Engineers Without Borders - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology“, who are implementing development projects in seven different countries. With a span length of 30 m, the bridge spans the Bentara river. Both soldiers and villagers supported the German students during the fourteen-week construction phase. Construction of Bridge The future civil engineers designed the prestressed suspension bridge in such a way that it is easy to con- struct and also flexible. After all, the structure should be built without heavy building equipment by ama- t

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