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Bridges Engineering Design Mrs. Hodgson
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Materials Steel Steel Beams Beams Cables Cables Connections Connections Concrete Concrete Roadway Roadway Beams Beams Stone Stone Wood Wood
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What do bridges Carry? Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, etc… Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, etc… Trains Trains People People Pipes – gas, water, electric wires, etc… Pipes – gas, water, electric wires, etc… Extreme Loads - earthquakes/wind/impacts Extreme Loads - earthquakes/wind/impacts All of these are “Live Loads” Self-weight is “Dead Load”
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Types of Bridges Girder Girder Simple spans Simple spans Continuous spans Continuous spans
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Girder Bridge Simple Span Continuous Spans
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Girder Bridge How many spans do you see?
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Types of Bridges Girder Girder Simple spans Simple spans Continuous spans Continuous spans Truss Truss Through truss Through truss Pony truss Pony truss Deck truss Deck truss
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What is a Truss?
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Truss Types: Bridges Through Truss Pony Truss Deck Truss
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Bridge Truss Types
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Truss Bridges Top Chord Bottom Chord Diagonal Vertical
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Truss Bridges
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Trusses
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Victory Bridge
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Truss Bridges SR33 Bridge Northampton County, PA
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Types of Bridges Girder Girder Simple spans Simple spans Continuous spans Continuous spans Truss Truss Through truss Through truss Pony truss Pony truss Deck truss Deck truss Arch Arch Tied arch Tied arch Fixed arch Fixed arch
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Fixed Arch
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Tied Arch
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Arch Bridges Cold Spring Arch Bridge Santa Barbara, CA Fixed arch
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Arch Bridges Birmingham Bridge Pittsburgh, PA Tied Arch Fort Duquesne Bridge Pittsburgh, PA Tied Arch
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Types of Bridges Girder Girder Simple spans Simple spans Continuous spans Continuous spans Truss Truss Through truss Through truss Pony truss Pony truss Deck truss Deck truss Arch Arch Tied arch Tied arch Deck arch Deck arch Cable-stayed Cable-stayed
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Cable-stayed Bridges
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Sunshine Skyway Tampa Bay, FL Millau Viaduct France
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Types of Bridges Girder Girder Simple spans Simple spans Continuous spans Continuous spans Truss Truss Through truss Through truss Pony truss Pony truss Deck truss Deck truss Arch Arch Tied arch Tied arch Deck arch Deck arch Cable-stayed Cable-stayed Suspension Suspension
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Suspension Bridges Bay Bridge San Francisco, CA Manhattan Bridge New York, NY
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Suspension Bridges Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, CA Bronx-Whitestone Bridge New York, NY
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Suspension Bridges Verrazano Narrows Bridge New York, NY Brooklyn Bridge New York, NY
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Mixed Bridge Types
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Foundations
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