PROBLEMS with simulating the way London’s Millennium Bridge behaves when in
use may be the reason the radical new design sways alarmingly, sources say. As
Â鶹´«Ã½ went to press, engineers were checking the closed bridge
to find the fault that terrified many people who walked across it on its opening
day.
The £18 million, 320-metre footbridge over the Thames is essentially a
flat suspension bridge. It rests on two concrete piers in mid-river, while four
cables running along each side take some of the load and stiffen the structure.
“A very light structure like this with a long span is going to be flexible,”…
