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Is a cromlech a horizontal beam supported by vertical posts?
No it is not
What is the difference between beam bridge and an arch bridge?
Arch bridge: the span beam of bridge is the shape of an arch & the load is diverted in compressive method. Beam bridge: the shape of beam span is of simply supported or continuous. here the load is diverted through bending compression method.
What is a beam bridge?
A beam or "girder" bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive kind of bridge. According to Craig Finley of Finley/McNary Engineering, "they're basically the vanillas of the bridge world." In its most basic form, a beam bridge consists of a horizontal beam that is supported at each end by piers. The weight of the beam pushes straight down on the piers. The beam itself must be strong so that it doesn't bend under its own weight and the added weight of crossing traffic. When a load pushes down on the beam, the beam's top edge is pushed together (compression) while the bottom edge is stretched (tension). The farther apart its supports, the weaker a beam bridge gets. As a result, beam bridges rarely span more than 250 feet. This doesn't mean beam bridges aren't used to cross great distances-it only means that they must be daisy-chained together, creating what's known in the bridge world as a "continuous span."
What structures hold a bridge up?
A suspension bridge suspends its load from main cables that run along both sides of the structure. The beam bridge is the oldest and most common type of bridge. A beam bridge is a horizontal structure, with beam supports at each end, and piers between the beams.
How can you strengthen a load bearing horizontal beam that is supported only at the ends?
you have to change the beam to another one that could be hollow and most likely change it to a triangle beam because it is the strongest shape
Difference of girder and joist girder?
girder is the main horizontal beam . the joists which are usually smaller, are connected to the girders and are supported by the girder.
Is a beam bridge held up from above or below the beam?
Beams are generally supported from below; ultimately, the load being bridged may bear at a surface either above, below, or even at the same elevation as the beam. For example, a suspension bridge, with simple beams spanning from side to side, may be attached at both ends of the bridge above the elevation of the beams, suspended below (yet supported from below).
What is the difference between the Suspension bridge and the Beam bridge?
The different between suspension bridge and beam bridge are beam bridge are for short distance but suspension bridge for long distance. Beam bridge are used for highway passes and suspension bridge for wide waterway passes.
What is propped simply supported beam?
A cantilever beam is a beam which is fixed at one end ( no translation or rotation). A propped cantilever beam is a beam which is fixed at one end ( no translation or rotation) and simply supported ( no translation) at the other end. A cantilever beam is a beam which is fixed at one end ( no translation or rotation). A simply supported beam is a beam which is simply supported at both ends. A propped simply supported beam is a beam which is simply supported at both ends and simply supported at some other point such as at the center, to reduce deflection under load. Propped beams are statically indeterminate.
What is the longest beam bridge in the world and how long is it?
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge is the longest beam bridge in the world and is approx 164.8 kilometres long.
What type of beam bridge is the Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel?
beam and tunnel
What is an example of a beam bridge?
An example of a beam bridge is Chesapeake Bay bridge-tunnel Site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html
