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    Advantages of steel Steel beam is given a mass that is capable of resisting much higher stresses without fracture than an equivalent mass of wood or stone. It is very strong in terms of strength and is resistant to corrosion. Stainless steel can be manufactured such way to be extremely

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    CURVED I GIRDER Description of curved I girder I girder beam or I girder uses mostly in a bridge to support smaller deck. Load from girder is to transfer a load to vertical support as pier or column. There are several types of I-girder: rolled I-girder, plate girder... Rolled I-girder is standard girder, manufactured at a factory as size in standard code. Plate girder is built up from various members. Plate girder is actually a deep beam and there are 3 types: box girder, hybrid girder & delta girder

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    Portal Frame Analysis

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    2.2 Beam Mechanism: Fig. 2.2(b) Plastic hinge formation, Beam mechanism Fig. 2.2(b) Plastic hinge formation, Beam mechanism Fig. 2.2(a) Portal Frame with Vertical Load Fig. 2.2(a) Portal Frame with Vertical Load From Plastic analysis, Mp = 10.35 kN-mm (Beam Mechanism) Mp = 10.35 kN-mm (Beam Mechanism) Wl2θ = MP θ+ MP 2θ + MP θ → MP= Wl8 Notes & Comments: Number of plastic hinges that should form are 4; Albeit, Moments at B, C, and D are greater than those at fixed feet, and a beam mechanism

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    Pratt Truss Bridge Essay

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    ability of the group members to construct the bridge with spaghetti. The Pratt truss bridge is an ideal bridge for its structural mechanics. The design of the Pratt truss bridges combines the elements of internal web members of diagonal and vertical beams. Thus, it is strong yet fairly light for its structure. The diagonals members are subjected to tension forces, whilst the

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    post and lintels, will also support the load and the roof above the top tale. Framing lumber should be grade-stamped, also have a moisture content material not more exceeding 19%. Three traditionally commonplace techniques accompanied: • Post and beam are having major vertical and horizontal participants to carry the burden. • Balloon framing

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    Wooden Truss Bridge

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    The most common types are the beam bridges, arch bridges, suspension bridges, cantilever bridges, cable-style, and the kind I am going to research is truss bridge. Zhaozhou Bridge is the oldest bridge; it is in china. The first welded bridge was designed by polish engineer Stefan Bryla. The longest suspension bridge in the world (from 2010) is the Akashi Kaikyo bridge in Kobe Japan. Allan truss is based on the Howe truss. The first one was finished on 13 August 1894. Bailey truss was made for the

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    4 White Paper: Fire Load Performance Characteristics of Metal Gusset Plate Trusses vs. Finger Joint Glued Trusses St White Paper: Fire Load Performance Characteristics of Metal Gusset Plate Trusses vs. Finger Joint Glued Trusses Prepared by: Bracken Engineering, Inc. 2701 West Busch Blvd., Suite 200 Tampa, Florida 33618 April 2017 INTRODUCTION The question most firefighters have, “Are trusses with no gusset plates as safe as trusses with gusset plates while being exposed

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    Abstract Pre-cast pre-stressed double-tee girders are considered as an essential element of modern infrastructure used to construct civil project worldwide. These girders can be found in under-strengthlevel because of the local damages and developed cracks as the result of collision due to transportation and mishandling. Therefore, it is very important to find out an efficient retrofitting technique in order to restore the lost capacity and/or even outperform it. The current paper presentsa field

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    Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration Accelerated bridge construction manual “Adjacent butted precast girder systems such as double tees and deck bulb tees create opportunities for ABC. These girders function as both the beam and the deck, thereby eliminating the need for deck placement in the field.” (U.S Department of Transportation, 2011) 1.2 Stay-in-Place Deck Forms A significant portion of the bridge construction schedule can be attributed to the forming and stripping

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    Deflection of an Eccentric Tie Student Name Soh Zheng Pei 0303341 Group Members Toh Khai Liang Fong Woei jiunn Lee Deng Cherrng Date of Experiment: | Report due date: | Report submission date: | Checked by: | Item/marks | | Format/10 | | Abstract and Introduction/10 | | Figures and Diagrams/15 | | Materials and Method/10 | | Results Discussions/45 | | References/10 | | Total | | Date of Experiment: | Report due date: | Report submission date: |

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