Bridge

Kaylie Griffin and I chose to build the Clifton Suspension Bridge. The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Bristol, United Kingdom. A suspension bridge is a type of bridge which the deck is supported by cables that hang vertically off larger cables or hangers. Suspension bridges typically have two towers and are anchored to abutments at their ends.The towers help to support much of the weight that crosses the bridge’s deck, such as cars and people. The towers also dissipate

use to make three bridges of the same common design, the truss design which uses triangular beams because triangles are the strongest shape to use when you build bridges. The materials that I will use to make these 3 bridges are popsicle sticks, Lego bricks, and aluminum foil. My dependent variable how much weight each bridge can endure before the bridge breaks apart. When you add weight tension is created. (tension is a pulling force that occurs at the bottom of a bridge) when tension is applied

Our next destination was one I couldn’t wait to go to, the Williamsburg Bridge. I was excited because I love seeing and learning about the architecture of a bridge and also being able to walk over one is so amazing! “Construction on the bridge began in 1896 and opened it on December 19, 1903. When it was completed the Williamsburg Bridge set the record for the longest suspension bridge in the world. It was also the first bridge to use steel instead of masonry towers, which reduced the side of the foundations

Arch bridge is one of the most popular types of bridges, it came into use over 3000 years ago and remained in height of popularity until industrial revolution and invention of advanced materials that make architect to create other modern bridge designs. However, even today arch bridges remain in use, the arches can be built on much larger scales with the help of modern materials. Its curved design is the basic principle of arch bridge, it does not push load forces straight down, but instead they

The Physics of Bridges The design of the bridge superstructure is based on a set of loading conditions which the component or element must withstand. A bridge engineer must take into account a wide variety of loads which may vary based on the duration of the load (permanent or temporary), the direction of the load (vertical, longitudinal, etc.), and the effect of the load (shear, bending, torsion, etc.). In order to form a consistent basis for design, organizations like AASHTO, American

Arch bridge: Arch bridge is one of the most popular types of bridges, it came into use over 3000 years ago and remained in height of popularity until industrial revolution and invention of advanced materials that make architect to create other modern bridge designs. However, even today arch bridges remain in use, the arches can be built on much larger scales with the help of modern materials. Its curved design is the basic principle of arch bridge, it does not push load forces straight down, but

Abstract This paper explores the construction aspects of arch bridges, specifically the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia. Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of bridges and have been used for thousands of years across the world. These structures can be constructed of stone, brick, reinforced concrete or steel and can span thousands of feet across wide rivers or deep valleys. The construction of arch bridges relies on the concept of compression and begins with the load

Balls Bridge and Truss Bridges: A Brief Historical Overview Nathan Holth Foreword: I composed this brief and informal overview of truss bridges and Balls Bridge to put this beautiful historic bridge 's history and significance into context. A version of this document with full-color photos is available on my website 's Balls Bridge Page located at www.historicbridges.org/ontario/balls/index.htm which also has more information and photos. The general truss bridge information in this document was

Bridge Building: Beam Bridges: A simple beam bridge that is flat across and supported at the two ends. A longer beam bridge can be held up along the middle by piers standing in the river. The weight of the bridge itself, plus the load that it carries, plus gravity are the downward forces are spread evenly across the length of the bridge. The upwards forces that hold the bridge up come from the piers. The Confederation Bridge in Canada is a famous beam bridge. Arch Bridges: A simple arch bridge

studying the dynamic response of bridges subjected to moving vehicles experienced two distinguished phases. The application of digital computers can be considered as the separation limit of these two phases. Before the application of computers, methods were analytical, simplified or approximate in order to analyze simple and fundamental problems. As the simplified analysis of the early research efforts is not applicable in the analysis of complex Train-Track-Bridge Interaction (TTBI) problems, this