Quake proof  building the perfect bridge /  [videorecording] : 
 Building the perfect bridge  [videorecording] 
Cry Havoc Productions, Inc ; the Science Channel ; a Discovery Channel production ; producer, Gary Copeland ; director, Dylan Weiss 
 - [United States] :  Discovery Communications,  2006 
 - 1 videodisc (VCD) (51 min.) :  sd., col. ;  12 cm. 
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<br/><br/>Executive producer, Milt Weiss ; camera and editing, Dylan Weiss  Executive producer, Milt Weiss ; camera and editing, Dylan Weiss 
<br/><br/>Narrator: Rick Wasserman 
<br/><br/> A behind-the-scenes look at modern anti-earthquake preparation, this program documents the replacement of a major section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Anticipating the 2007 demolition of the bridge's eastern cantilever span, the video shows viewers how the new design and construction will presumably withstand a high-magnitude earthquake. Footage of the construction process accompanies detailed scenes of seismologists and engineers at work--testing bridge columns with a giant'shake table,' predicting the area's next quake, and demonstrating the phenomenon known as liquefaction 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label> RM29.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bridges--Design and construction<br/>Earthquake resistant design<br/>Bridge failures--California--San Francisco Bay Area