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BRIDGES!!!!

BRIDGES!!!!. By: R.J.S. HWHAT kinds of bridges are there?. SUSPENSION BRIDGES!!! Use cables hung from towers to support the road and are attached to cofferdams AN EXAMPLE!!! The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. TRUSS BRIDGES!!!.

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BRIDGES!!!!

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  1. BRIDGES!!!! By: R.J.S.

  2. HWHAT kinds of bridges are there? • SUSPENSION BRIDGES!!! • Use cables hung from towers to support the road and are attached to cofferdams • AN EXAMPLE!!! The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

  3. TRUSS BRIDGES!!! • Uses connected components that can be stressed from tension and compression. • EXAMPLE!!! This one.

  4. ARCH BRIDGES!!! • Uses an arch shape that thrusts its weight into abutments at either side of the bridge. • EXAMPLE!!!

  5. BEEEAAAMMM BRIDGES!!! • Uses horizontal beams supported by piers • EXXXAMPLE!!!

  6. NASH BRIDGES!!!

  7. BRIDGES IN HISTORY!!! • BRIDGE - TO - TERIBITHIA!!! • A – BRIDGE – TOO – FAR!!!

  8. EPIC - FAAAIIIILS!!!!!!!!! • TACOMA NARROWS!!! • STATUS = FAIL!!! • TYPE = FAIL/SUSPENSION!!! • U.S. – DOGGY GOT IT GOOD!!!

  9. RAIL BRIDGE, NEAR ST. JOHN’S STATION • STATUS = TRAIN FAIL!!! • U.K. - TRAINS WENT BOOM!!! • TYPE = NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!! • PICTURE – N/A • DEATH TOLL = 100 +

  10. CHHINCHU!!! • STATUS = FAIL-TASTIC!!! (TOO MANY PEOPLE PARTYING) • TYPE = SUSPENSION • NEPAL – 19 D.O.A., 15 MISSING???!!!

  11. BRIDGES LEFT UNBURNED!!! • GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE – SAN FRANCISCO!!! • See picture in slide 2 • SYDNEY HARBOR BRIDGE – SYDNEY!!! • LUPU BRIDGE – SHANGHAI!!!

  12. STRESS!!! tension, strain, and compression • Stress – the force applied per unit of area • Strain - is perpendicular to that of the force applied to an object, and defines how much an object is deformed compared to its original status • Tension – Acts to lengthen an object • Compression – Acts to shorten an object

  13. END!!!

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