<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">cable-stayed bridges</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31458760</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:03:29</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bridges, cable-stayed</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cable braced bridges</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cable-stayed bridge</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cable-stayed girder bridges</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stayed bridges</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stayed girder bridges</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Bridges having a deck that is directly supported from towers or pylons by straight cables without vertical suspenders. Construction of cable-stayed bridges usually follows the cantilever method. After the tower is built, one cable and a section of the deck are constructed in each direction. Each section of the deck is pre-stressed before continuing. The process is repeated until the deck sections meet in the middle, where they are connected. The ends are anchored at the abutments. ]]></dc:description></metadata>