Part one of term paper
All the time man is trying to better himself and accomplish the impossible. Japan's Alkashi Kaikyo Bridge does accomplish the impossible. Japan is made up of four islands and after the building of the Alkashi Kaikyo Bridge, they are connected. Now, Japan is the proud owner of the four largest bridges in the world. The Alkashi Kaikyo is 12 ...

Part two of term paper
... Scale. And if you don't believe that then listen to this; in 1995, while the bridge was still under construction, it was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale. All this did was stretch the bridge two and a half feet. The bridge's construction was started in 1988 and was finished just this year. It cost 3.3 billion dollars and weighs more that 350,000 tons. The cable used on the bridge is composed of 290 strands and is 186,000 miles long. The bridge is equipped with a feature ...