When people in the United States today hear the term "London Bridge‚" they are most likely to think of one of the most peculiar sights anywhere within the United States that of the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City‚ Arizona. Surrounded by faked-up Tudor buildings and busloads of tourists‚ the large bridge is dwarfed by the majesty of the desert Southwest. The entire enterprise stands as a monument to a deep human appreciation for irony‚ for what else could explain the immense cost and energy that
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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
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The very first bridges were made by nature itself‚ as simple as a log fallen across a stream or stones in the river. The first bridges made by humans were probably spans of cut wooden logs or planks and eventually stones‚ using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement. Some early Americans used trees or bamboo poles to cross small caverns or wells to get from one place to another. A common form of lashing sticks‚ logs‚ and branches together involved the use of long reeds or other harvested fibers
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1.Name at least 6 different types of bridge trusses: Pratt‚ Parker‚ K-Truss‚ Warren‚ Howe‚ Camelback http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/common-types-truss-bridges 2. Name and describe the 3 most common types of bridge truss types: Warren: The Warren Truss uses equilateral triangles to spread out the loads. The triangles reduce the forces to only compression and tension. Pratt: A Pratt truss includes vertical members and diagonals that slope down to the center. The inner diagonals are under
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Truss Bridge is a one bridge style from a variety other bridges types. The truss bridge is made with a simple skeletal structure. This type of bridges is conceded as a one of the strongest simple design and cost less. Truss bridges were founded early in the history‚ and they were built from wood and iron at the first time‚ which was different than any other bridge that was made of stone. However‚ nowadays‚ truss bridges are made of steel. Truss bridges have many types include‚ the Pratt‚ the Warren
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dictionary‚ a bridge is a structure carrying a road‚ path‚ railroad‚ or canal across a river‚ ravine‚ road‚ railroad‚ or other obstacle. Bridges are essential for transportation. Whether it’s a canyon‚ or a body of water‚ bridges allow travel over those gaps from one part of land to the other. The world would be forever changed without bridges. The five main types of bridges are arch bridges‚ truss bridges‚ beam bridges‚ suspension‚ and cable-stayed bridges. Arch bridges are bridges that use arch
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What is Trail Bridge? For any country to develop and prosper infrastructure is needed. And transport infrastructure is globally recognized as the must for development. Due to the physiological difficulties road transport is only the feasible and viable means of transportation in Nepal. Unfortunately‚ given the topography of Nepal‚ construction of road transport network in every part of the country is neither technically feasible nor economical. The only reliable means of transport for the hill and
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Suspension Of all the bridge types in use today‚ the suspension bridge allows for the longest spans. At first glance the suspension and cable-stayed bridges may look similar‚ but they are quite different. Though suspension bridges are leading long span technology today‚ they are in fact a very old form of bridge. Some primitive examples of suspension bridges use vines and ropes for cables. Typical Span Lengths 70m - 1‚000m+ World’s Longest Akashi Kaikyo Bridge‚ Japan Total Length 3‚911m
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the people‚ places‚ and things that we desire. Although the concept of bridges is as simple as a tree falling across a creek‚ bridge design and construction requires very serious ingenuity. Artists‚ engineers‚ and architects pour vast resources into bridge construction so that they can reshape our daily environment for the better. When building bridges you’ll need help from BATS which are the key structural components of bridge construction such as beams‚ arches ‚ trusses‚ and suspensions. Various
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three necessary components of a successfully functioning and prosperous city‚ and bridges aid in fulfilling those needs. Bridges are generally used to connect two areas of land which are separated by water or another geographical feature. One particularly unique bridge is the Bayonne Bridge‚ which connects New Jersey to Staten Island‚ New York. The innovative construction which went into creating the Bayonne Bridge surpassed that of most others by incorporating advanced technology in order to serve
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