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Bridges

Bridges. By Matt Shaw. Types. Beam bridges : are horizontal beams supported at each end by piers. Arch bridges : are arch-shaped and have abutments at each end. Suspension bridges : are suspended from cables. Truss bridges : are composed of connected elements. Examples.

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Bridges

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  1. Bridges By Matt Shaw

  2. Types Beam bridges : are horizontal beams supported at each end by piers. Arch bridges : are arch-shaped and have abutments at each end. Suspension bridges : are suspended from cables. Truss bridges : are composed of connected elements.

  3. Examples Beam bridges : BP pedestrian bridge in Millennium Park Arch bridges : Mycenaean Arkadiko bridge in Greece. Suspension bridges : New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Truss bridges : First Bridge in Wuhan, China.

  4. Bridge in Literature The Bridge of San Luis Rey in The Bridge of San Luis Rey.

  5. Bridge in movie The Brooklyn Bridge in New York is featured in I Am Legend

  6. Busey bridge disaster: Boston, Massachusetts 1887, iron railroad bridge, poor construction, 30 killed/40 injured Quebec Bridge: Quebec, Canada 1907, cantilever bridge, unable to support its own weight, 74killed/11injured West Gate Bridge: Melbourne, Australia 1970, Road bridge, collapsed during construction, 35 killed Bridge Disasters

  7. Brooklyn Bridge : New York, New York Golden Gate Bridge: San Francisco, California Sydney Harbour Bridge: Sydney, Australia Famous Bridges

  8. Compression : is the result of the subjection of a material to compressive stress Tension : the magnatude of the pulling force exerted by a string, cable or chain Stress : the average amount of force exerted per unit area Strain : the deformation of materials caused by stress induced by applied forces Terms

  9. http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm Filebox.vt.edu/users/aschaeff/silver/silver.html http://dictionary.reference.com/ References

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