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SUMMARY:From a world record to saving lives - Fernando Madrazo Aguirre\, C
 OWI
DTSTART:20200214T150000Z
DTEND:20200214T160000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Maria Marques de Carvalho
DESCRIPTION:The talk will cover some of the projects in which Fernando has
  worked in the last three years and half in COWI. From the assessment and 
 strengthening of the West Gate Bridge and the\nextension of EJ Whitten Bri
 dge\, to a design competition of a footbridge in Zurich\, the presentation
  will focus on the  challenges encountered in each project. A special atte
 ntion will be paid to the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge\, currently under constru
 ction\, which will set a new record for the longest span with 2023 m. This
  suspension bridge spans the  Dardanelles in Turkey and is planned to be c
 ompleted in 2023. The talk will finish with an overview of some of the ski
 lls that engineers from an academic background can bring to these challeng
 ing projects.
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LR12
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