1. Types Of Bridges Flashcards

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Describe a box girder bridge?

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A beam bridge, which consists of a tube (box) with a rectangular cross section stiffen by a series of girders on each side. Originally made of steel. Extensively used after WWII, most road and freeway bridges utilise this design.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_girder_bridge

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What type of bridge is this?

  1. Beam (box girder)
  2. Suspension
  3. Arch
  4. Beam (concrete)
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  1. Suspension
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Name some technologies that allowed the Millau bridge in France to be built.

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  1. GPS- accuracy
  2. Plasma cutting of box girder sections
  3. continous pouring of concrete
  4. Teflon used to push vechile deck into place
  5. design of towers to allow movement of vechile deck.
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What type of bridge is this

  1. Beam (box girder)
  2. Suspension
  3. Arch
  4. Beam (concrete)
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  1. Box girder (welded steel)
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What type of Bridge is this

  1. Beam (box girder)
  2. Suspension
  3. Arch
  4. Beam (concrete)
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  1. Arch
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How did bridge materials change over time

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early- timber (Romans)

stone and rock gave longivity

cast iron

steel

concrete

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