KEEPING THE CRACKS IN CHECK

A large road construction project is in progress at Chongging City, China. Chongging has a population of several million and is located in a mountainous part of the Sichuan Province. The purpose of the construction is to build a highway around the city, and as a part of the project, a cable stayed bridge is being built across the Yangtse River. The article describes the comprehensive crack control performed in order to limit crack formation and prevent the need for expensive repair work.