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Millennium Bridge Introduction In June 2002 the Millennium Bridge was opened to the public. This was going to be an extraordinary day for engineers as new designs and structures had to be used to keep to the specifications of the job. Although with most bridge structures there is always a degree in movement, the Millennium Bridge had large groups crossing the bridge at one moment in time, this then caused a greater than expected sideways movement. This made people feel uncomfortable and even sick walking across the bridge. So on June 12th the bridge had to be shut for further investigations into why the sudden movements had occurred. For this assignment we have to investigate the construction of the Millennium Bridge, explain the causes of failure and the method used to stabilize the bridge. Geography of the Area The Millennium Bridge is situated on the Banks of the River Thames, London. Within London the...

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