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11/9/2023

INTRODUCTION TO BRIDGE
A bridge is a structure built
to span the physical
obstacles without closing the
way underneath, such as a
body of water, valley, or
road, for the purpose of
providing the passage over
the obstacle.

Types of Bridges

There are six basic


bridge forms:
• The beam,
• The truss,
• The arch,
• The suspension,
the cantilever,
• And the cable-stay.

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Definition of different types of Bridges


1. The beam bridge is the most common bridge form. A beam carries vertical loads by bending. As
the beam bridge bends, it undergoes horizontal compression on the top. At the same time, the
bottom of the beam is subjected to horizontal tension.
2. A truss bridge is like a simply supported beam because it carries vertical loads by bending.
Bending leads to compression in the top chords (or horizontal members), tension in the bottom
chords, and either tension or compression in the vertical and diagonal members, depending on
their orientation.
3. The arch bridge carries loads primarily by compression, which exerts on the foundation both
vertical and horizontal forces.
4. A suspension bridge carries vertical loads through curved cables in tension. These loads are
transferred both to the towers, which carry them by vertical compression to the ground.
5. A beam is said to be cantilevered when it projects outward, supported only at one end.
A cantilever bridge is generally made with three spans, of which the outer spans are both
anchored down at the shore and cantilever out over the channel to be crossed.
6. Cable-stayed bridges carry the vertical main-span loads by nearly straight diagonal cables in
tension. The towers transfer the cable forces to the foundations through vertical compression.

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Bangladesh


Design: Truss bridge
Material: Steel
Total length: 6,150 m
(20,180 ft)
Width: 18.18 m
(59.6 ft)
No. of spans: 41
No. of lanes: 4
Constructed by: China
Railway Major Bridge
Engineering Company
Limited

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Hardinge Bridge, Bangladesh

• Design: Truss Bridge


• Total length: 1,798.32 metres
(5,900 ft)
• Designer: AM Rende
• Constructed by: Braithwaite
and Kirk
• Carries: Broad-Gauge Rail-line
• Locale: Pabna
District & Kushtia
District, Bangladesh

Golden Gate Bridge, USA

• Design: Suspension, Art Deco, truss arch & truss causeways


• Material: Steel
• Total Length: 8,980 ft (2,737.1 m), about 1.7 mi (2.7 km)
• Width: 90 ft (27.4 m)
• Engineering Design by: Joseph Strauss, Charles Ellis, Leon Solomon Moisseiff
• Architect: Irving Morrow

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Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia

Design: Through arch bridge; Material: Steel;


Pier Construction: Granite-faced concrete;
Total Length: 1,149 m (3,770 ft);
Width: 48.8 m (160 ft);
Height: 134 m (440 ft); Clearance Below: 49 m (161 ft) at mid-span;
No. of Lanes: 8; No. of Spans: 1; No. of Rail Tracksn 2; Constructed by: Dorman Long & Co.

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