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Completed in 2016, Chaoyang Bridge in China is the world's first double-deck composite girder cable-stayed bridge with corrugated steel webs. It provides a dual four-lane highway above with cantilevered footways and cycleways below. As described in this paper, the bridge features several design innovations. These include the first use of corrugated steel webs for a cable-stayed double-deck crossing, new cable anchorage technology and a building information modelling management system to resolve structural defects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Woven timber arch bridges date back over 1000 years in China but were only rediscovered in the 1980s. Combining 'beam-weaving' techniques with mortise-and-tenon joints, they provide visually elegant structures with strong mechanical performance. As reported in this paper, the 'warp and weft' design has been enjoying a resurgence in recent years, not just for bridges but also in architecture and furniture. The origins, cultural significance and renaissance of woven arch bridges are explored together with their distinctive structural features and construction methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]