Cable-stayed bridge more cables to ensure greater economy. Cable-stayed bridges may appear to be similar to suspension bridges, but in fact, they are quite different in principle and in their construction. In suspension bridges, large main cables (normally two) hang between the towers and are anchored at each end to the ground. This can be difficult to implement when ground conditions are poor. The main cables, which are free to move on bearings in the towers, bear the load of the bridge deck. Before the deck is installed, the cables are under tension from their own weight. Along the main cables smaller
GSL-class berthing pontoon intended for berthing vessels having displacement up to 40,000 tons on a jetty by serving as spacers between the jetty and the ship. They were built as part of an order to also construct one Service Barge Pontoon and four gangways. The request for proposal was issued on 7 March 2011 and the contract was signed on June 2011. By February 2013 all four pontoons had been delivered. Two pontoons were stationed at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and two at the Naval Base in Karwar. GSL service barge pontoon GSL-class berthing pontoon The GSL class of jetty berthing pontoons are a