Project Highlights: T. Y . Lin International (TYLI) provided construction engineering services for the Alex Fraser Bridge in Vancouver, Canada, for the British Ministry of Transportation. The TYLI team analyzed all construction stages and provided the camber curves to the contractor. At the time of completion, the Alex Fraser Bridge was the world’s longest cable- stayed crossing. The bridge measures 2,525 meters long, with a 465-meter-long main span. The steel frame for the bridge, which comprises two steel edge girders and transverse steel floor beams, was erected in pieces using a light derrick crane at each end of the cantilever. The concrete deck slab was precast in small sections and placed on top of the frame. The joints of the precast slabs are on top of floor beams, with the steel

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