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This document discusses different types of bridges, including beam/truss, arch, cantilever, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges. It provides definitions for key components of suspension bridges, such as side spans, centre spans, side pylons, foundations, suspenders, suspension cables, pylons, and stiffening girders. It also briefly mentions box girder and plate girder bridges.

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Bridge Construction

This document discusses different types of bridges, including beam/truss, arch, cantilever, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges. It provides definitions for key components of suspension bridges, such as side spans, centre spans, side pylons, foundations, suspenders, suspension cables, pylons, and stiffening girders. It also briefly mentions box girder and plate girder bridges.

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BRIDGE

CONSTRUCTION

Types of Bridges
Beam or Truss Bridges
Arch Bridges
Cantilever Bridges
Cable-Stayed Bridges
Suspension Bridges

Arch Bridges

Arch Bridges

Cantilever Bridges

Cantilever Bridges
Balanced Cantilever

Cantilever Arch Bridges

Cable-Stayed Bridges

Suspension Bridge

Suspension Bridge

Suspension Bridge

Suspension bridge: construction that allows automobiles to travel between two points separated by an
obstacle.

Side span: segment between two pylons at the ends of a bridge.

Centre span: segment between two pylons at the centre of a bridge.

Side pylon: tower-like vertical construction situated at the side, usually supporting the cables of a
suspension bridge or a cable-stayed bridge.

Foundation of a pylon: very durable lower part of a tower.

Suspender: support cable.

Suspension cable: set of braided wire that supports a bridge.

Pylon: tower-like vertical support that usually supports the cables of a suspension bridge or a cable-stayed
bridge.

Stiffening girder: tightener beam.

Box Girder Bridges


Pre-cast span-by-span construction

Plate Girder Bridges

References:
http://www.infovisual.info/05/028_en.html
http://www.bbrnetwork.com/techniques/constructionmethods.html

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