The executive summary of the 2001 Minnesota Department of Transportation report -- undertaken by the University of Minnesota's Department of Civil Engineering -- points to fatigue problems with the bridge's approach span, the segments that connect the main span of the bridge to land.

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This low-rise hotel under the Harbour Bridge takes a different approach to the Opera House: water level and straight ahead, giving the view added drama.

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Later, inspectors found corrosion of steel around joints in the bridge and fatigue cracks in the approach spans.

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Mr MacDougall was the first driver to approach the toll after the road bridge opened to the public.

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All are attempts to bridge the gap between the academic classroom on the one hand and the more practical, hands-dirty approach of commercial management development.

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Because if Microsoft is willing to bridge the gap from software into hardware, then what company on the planet can claim to be beyond such an approach?

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