Britannia Bridge & Development of the Box Girder

Engineer Chris Wise talks about the Britannia Bridge and the research that culminated in the development of the box girder. For more information on the Britannia Bridge, as well as other high-profile engineering projects, see our website: http://www.expeditionworkshed.org The historical figures involved in this piece of engineering research and development were the engineer Robert Stephenson, iron worker William Fairbairn and professor Eaton Hodgkinson, who was responsible for the mathematical analysis. The box girder was a valuable development in engineering knowledge that has had a large impact on the design of many bridges since.