Patent ID: 7814724

Claim:
A method for building over an opening via incremental launching, the method comprising: preparing a temporary support structure that supports at least two anchorage panels, a plurality of cables and a plurality of prefabricated deck panels of a single stress ribbon section; locating the anchorage panels on the temporary support structure; installing the plurality of cables across the opening, wherein the cables are connected to and span between the anchorage panels; installing the plurality of prefabricated deck panels on the plurality of cables utilizing: a plurality of channels located in a top surface of the prefabricated deck panels, and a plurality of pins, wherein the plurality of cables are inserted into the plurality of channels, the plurality of pins are inserted across the top of the channels, and over the cables, and wherein the prefabricated deck panels hang from the plurality of cables via the plurality of pins, and wherein the pins roll or slide on the plurality of cables, thereby allowing movement of the prefabricated deck panels along the length of the plurality of cables; and launching the stress ribbon section over the opening by sliding the anchorage panels from the temporary support structure to a permanent support structure.