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English 38 Public

Civil structures HSC eng studies

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What are the four main factors that are used when describing a bridge?

Span, material, placement of travel surface and form

Describe the span

Simple

Describe the span

Continous

Describe the span

Cantilever

Describe the span

Cantilever with suspended span

Deck, pony and through trusses are different because of what?

Where the traffic travels

Where would you travel?

traffic travels through the superstructure (usually a truss) which is cross-braced above and below the traffic.

Where would you travel?

traffic travels between parallel superstructures which are not cross-braced at the top

Where would you travel?

traffic travels on top of the main structure

Why are pony end sections needed?

The pony end section shows knee braces which prevent deflection where the girders and deck meet.

Why are the ends of this girder haunched?

increasing a girder's load capacity while minimizing its web depth is to add haunches at the supported ends.

What is the advantage of an orthotropic beam?

resist stress in multiple directions at once. They vary in cross-section and may be open or closed shapes.

What is this type of bridge?

Suspension

What is this type of bridge?

Cable stayed

What is this type of bridge?

Arch

Why are arch bridges good?

great natural strength. Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at the end