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Sumiko (written: すみこ, 純子, 澄子, 寿美子, スミ子 or すみ子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Sumiko Fuji (富司 純子, born 1945), Japanese actress; Sumiko Hennessy (born 1937), Japanese-American social worker and academic; Sumiko Hidaka (日高 澄子, 1923–2002), Japanese actress
Ame-no-ukihashi (天浮橋, [1] 天の浮橋; [2] English: Floating Bridge of Heaven) is the bridge that connects the heaven and the earth in Japanese mythology. [3] In the story of the creation of the Japanese archipelago, narrated in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, the gods Izanagi and Izanami stood upon this bridge while they gave form to the world. [4]
A pile or piling is a vertical structural element of a deep foundation, driven or drilled deep into the ground at the building site. Deep foundations of The Marina Torch, a skyscraper in Dubai. There are many reasons that a geotechnical engineer would recommend a deep foundation over a shallow foundation, such as for a skyscraper.
' floating bridge of heaven ') – In Shinto, it is the bridge connecting Earth and Takamagahara. Amanozako ( 天逆毎 , lit. ' Opposing Heaven ' ) – A goddess mentioned in the Kujiki , which states that she originated when Susanoo let his ara-mitama build up inside him until he vomited her out.
The pile hammer was a construction that allowed a heavy weight to fall on the top of the pile. Each pile wore a "pile shoe" tip made of iron. A group so hammered was called a "straddle" and atop as well as surrounding the straddle was a pile supported platform called a "starling" which was filled with rubble before the pier and bridge deck were ...
Gien Bridge (Loiret, France) – Masonry piers, protected downstream here by backwaters. In masonry bridge piers, there is a resistant part and a filling part: [6] The periphery of the shafts over a certain thickness constitutes the resistant part, made of dressed stones in the angles and squared or even rough stones.
Gibōshi (擬宝珠) is a type of ornamental finial used on Japanese railings. [1] Gibōshi bridge ornaments resemble an onion ; the ends are bulbous and typically come to a point. It is believed that the shape of gibōshi was from hōju ( 宝珠 ; "sacred gem" or " cintāmaṇi " ) which is used to decorate roofs. [ 2 ]
Name Japanese Span Length Type Carries Crosses Opened Location Prefecture Ref. 1: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge: 明石海峡大橋: 1,991 m (6,532 ft) 3,911 m (12,831 ft) Suspension 2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons 960+1991+960