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STUDENT A. Ask your partner questions to fill in the gaps

The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San
Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. It has been declared one of the modern
___________________________by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Strauss was chief engineer in charge of ________________and construction of the bridge project.
However, because he had little understanding or experience with ________________ designs,
responsibility for much of the engineering and architecture fell on other experts.
Construction began in _______. The project cost more than ___________. Strauss remained head
of the project, overseeing day-to-day construction and making some groundbreaking contributions.
He innovated the use of movable ________________ beneath the construction site, which saved
the lives of many otherwise-unprotected steelworkers. Of eleven men killed from falls during
construction, ten were killed when the net failed under the stress of a scaffold that had fallen. The
project was finished by ________________, ______ million under budget.
When completed, the Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge main span in the
world, at _______ m. It still has the second longest main span in the United States, The total length
of the Golden Gate Bridge, including approaches from abutment to abutment, is ______m.
At _____m (above water), the Golden Gate Bridge also had the world's tallest suspension towers
when built. It held that status until 1998, with the completion of bridges in Denmark and Japan.
The weight of the roadway is hung from two cables that pass through the two main towers and are
fixed in __________ at each end. Each cable is made of __________strands of wire. There are
____________ km of wire in the main cables. The bridge has approximately ___________total
rivets.

The Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
According to the CTBUH's official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world
from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but remain the tallest twin buildings in the world.
The height of the towers is measured to the top of their structural components such as spires, but
do not include aerials.
Designed by Argentine architect Csar Pelli and Filipino-Malaysian Engineer Deejay Cerico
the Petronas Towers were completed in 1998 after seven years of construction and became the
tallest buildings in the world. Because of the depth of the bedrock, the buildings were built on the
world's deepest foundations. The 120-meter foundations were built within 12 months and required
massive amounts of concrete. The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete,
with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of
Malaysia's Muslim religion.
The towers feature a skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors, which is
the highest 2-storey bridge in the world. It is not attached to the main structure, but is instead
designed to slide in and out of the towers to prevent it from breaking, as the towers sway several
feet towards and away from each other during high winds. It also provides some structural support
to the towers in these occasions. The bridge is 170 m above the ground and 58 m long, weighing
750 tons.

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STUDENT B. Ask your partner questions to fill in the gaps

The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San
Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. It has been declared one of the modern Wonders of the
World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Strauss was chief engineer in charge of overall design and construction of the bridge project.
However, because he had little understanding or experience with cable-suspension designs,
responsibility for much of the engineering and architecture fell on other experts.
Construction began in 1933. The project cost more than $35 million. Strauss remained head of the
project, overseeing day-to-day construction and making some groundbreaking contributions. He
innovated the use of movable safety netting beneath the construction site, which saved the lives of
many otherwise-unprotected steelworkers. Of eleven men killed from falls during construction, ten
were killed when the net failed under the stress of a scaffold that had fallen. The project was
finished by April 1937, $1.3 million under budget.
When completed, the Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge main span in the
world, at 1,280.2 m. It still has the second longest main span in the United States, The total length
of the Golden Gate Bridge, including approaches from abutment to abutment, is 2,737 m.
At 211m (above water), the Golden Gate Bridge also had the world's tallest suspension towers
when built. It held that status until 1998, with the completion of bridges in Denmark and Japan.
The weight of the roadway is hung from two cables that pass through the two main towers and are
fixed in concrete at each end. Each cable is made of 27,572 strands of wire. There are 129,000 km
of wire in the main cables. The bridge has approximately 1,200,000 total rivets.

The Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in ________________, Malaysia.
According to the CTBUH's official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world
from 1998 to ______ until surpassed by ________________, but remain the tallest twin buildings
in the world.
The height of the towers is measured to the top of their structural components such as spires, but do not
include ________________.

Designed by ________________ and Filipino-Malaysian Engineer Deejay Cerico, the

Petronas Towers were completed in _____ after _______ years of construction and became the
tallest buildings in the world. Because of the depth of the bedrock, the buildings were built on the
world's deepest ________________. The 120-meter foundations were built within ______ months
and required massive amounts of ___________. The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of
________________, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic
art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion.
The towers feature a ________________ between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors,
which is the highest ________________ in the world. It is not attached to the main structure, but is
instead designed to slide in and out of the towers to prevent it from breaking, as the towers sway
several feet towards and away from each other during high winds. It also provides some structural
support to the towers in these occasions. The bridge is ______ m above the ground and ______ m
long, weighing _______ tons.

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The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San
Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. It has been declared one of the modern Wonders of the
World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Strauss was chief engineer in charge of overall design and construction of the bridge project.
However, because he had little understanding or experience with cable-suspension designs,
responsibility for much of the engineering and architecture fell on other experts.
Construction began in 1933. The project cost more than $35 million. Strauss remained head of the
project, overseeing day-to-day construction and making some groundbreaking contributions. He
innovated the use of movable safety netting beneath the construction site, which saved the lives of
many otherwise-unprotected steelworkers. Of eleven men killed from falls during construction, ten
were killed when the net failed under the stress of a scaffold that had fallen. The project was
finished by April 1937, $1.3 million under budget.
When completed, the Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge main span in the
world, at 1,280.2 m. It still has the second longest main span in the United States, The total length
of the Golden Gate Bridge, including approaches from abutment to abutment, is 2,737 m.
At 211m (above water), the Golden Gate Bridge also had the world's tallest suspension towers
when built. It held that status until 1998, with the completion of bridges in Denmark and Japan.
The weight of the roadway is hung from two cables that pass through the two main towers and are
fixed in concrete at each end. Each cable is made of 27,572 strands of wire. There are 129,000 km
of wire in the main cables. The bridge has approximately 1,200,000 total rivets.

The Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
According to the CTBUH's official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world
from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but remain the tallest twin buildings in the world.
The height of the towers is measured to the top of their structural components such as spires, but
do not include aerials.
Designed by Argentine architect Csar Pelli and Filipino-Malaysian Engineer Deejay Cerico
the Petronas Towers were completed in 1998 after seven years of construction and became the
tallest buildings in the world. Because of the depth of the bedrock, the buildings were built on the
world's deepest foundations. The 120-meter foundations were built within 12 months and required
massive amounts of concrete. The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete,
with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of
Malaysia's Muslim religion.
The towers feature a skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors, which is
the highest 2-storey bridge in the world. It is not attached to the main structure, but is instead
designed to slide in and out of the towers to prevent it from breaking, as the towers sway several
feet towards and away from each other during high winds. It also provides some structural support
to the towers in these occasions. The bridge is 170 m above the ground and 58 m long, weighing
750 tons.

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