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This annotated collection of slides, each with a brief description, shows a variety of tension structures, mostly bridges but also multi-story buildings.  One section is devoted to earthquake engineering, and it includes numerous examples of structural damage from earthquakes, along with descriptions and photographs.
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Mirror: https://nisee.berkeley.edu/elibrary/files/doc…
Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2005 1998-2005 the Regents of the University of California
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Keywords: Compression, Tension, architecture, bridge, cable, engineer, structural engineering, suspension, tension structures
Record Creator: Metadata instance created May 7, 2008 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Aug 20, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
(Physics Department - University of California, Berkeley , Berkeley, 2005), WWW Document, (https://nisee.berkeley.edu/elibrary/getpkg?id=GoddenC2-9&t=3).
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Structural Engineering Slide Library: Cable and Suspension Structures (Physics Department - University of California, Berkeley , Berkeley, 2005), <https://nisee.berkeley.edu/elibrary/getpkg?id=GoddenC2-9&t=3>.
APA Format
Structural Engineering Slide Library: Cable and Suspension Structures. (2005). Retrieved April 23, 2025, from Physics Department - University of California, Berkeley : https://nisee.berkeley.edu/elibrary/getpkg?id=GoddenC2-9&t=3
Chicago Format
Physics Department - University of California, Berkeley . Structural Engineering Slide Library: Cable and Suspension Structures. Berkeley: Physics Department - University of California, Berkeley , 2005. https://nisee.berkeley.edu/elibrary/getpkg?id=GoddenC2-9&t=3 (accessed 23 April 2025).
MLA Format
Structural Engineering Slide Library: Cable and Suspension Structures. Berkeley: Physics Department - University of California, Berkeley , 2005. 23 Apr. 2025 <https://nisee.berkeley.edu/elibrary/getpkg?id=GoddenC2-9&t=3>.
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@misc{ Title = {Structural Engineering Slide Library: Cable and Suspension Structures}, Publisher = {Physics Department - University of California, Berkeley }, Volume = {2025}, Number = {23 April 2025}, Year = {2005} }
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