Civil Engineering A publication of the American Society of Civil Engineers April 2008|Volume 78, Number 4 Frank Starmer Sparky Witte, Testa Corporation, and Weidlinger Associates, Inc . ON THE COVER : The City Gate entry to the McCormick Place West

The endless bridge is covered near the building but is open to the sky at its end, with steps leading down to a safe viewing area. Inside, ramps lead from lobby areas to the cantilevered space. Neil Kveberg The studio theater is intended to fa

A catwalk beneath the endless bridge employs K braces similar to those used to support the cantilevered space itself. This bracing is exposed and, when lighted, lends aesthetic appeal to the form. Neil Kveberg The terrace portion of the endless brid

The architect resolved the problem of blocked views by raising the theaters above the street level. For the thrust theater, this required the raker beams that cantilever beyond their supporting columns to accommodate the steep alpine seating section.

The architect resolved the problem of blocked views by raising the theaters above the street level. For the thrust theater, this required the raker beams that cantilever beyond their supporting columns to accommodate the steep alpine seating section.

The new home of the Guthrie Theater, in Minneapolis, was designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel and pays homage to the mill industry that once occupied its site with spires that emulate smokestacks, a cantilevered walkway that resembles grain c

In 2005, as the pylon of the bridge in Toledo, Ohio, was cast, each cradle was lifted into place by crane and precisely positioned to meet the required geometric specifications. Those living in nearby communities wanted the replacement to complem

The strands run continuously from one end of the bridge deck, through the curved cradle that has been placed within the pylon, and back to the other end of the bridge deck (figure 1). Centering plates and cheese plates (figure 2) are located at each