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What is so special about the Royal Gorge Bridge?
It is the highest suspension bridge in the world and from the walkway to the Arkansas River below it is 1,053 feet.
What is the weight capacity of a suspension bridge?
A suspension bridge is designed to have cables suspended between towers plus vertical suspender cables that carry the weight of the roadway below. The Golden Gate Bridge is a great example of this type of bridge and is considered an engineering marvel.
When was the first suspension bridge built?
This question is difficult to answer as "suspension bridge" is a very loose term. Ancient people from South America and the Himalayas have used rope suspension bridges to span chasms since ancient times and there are arguments about who first designed/built the first modern bridges. For information relating to these arguments see the related link below.
A bridge that uses a series of triangular frames is called a?
Many bridges that use these triangular frames(trusses)are suspension bridges. Like the Mid Hudson bridge for example. Some suspension bridges have their trusses placed below their decks so there is less veiw obstruction. The Mid Hudson bridge and the Whitestone bridge have their trusses placed above their decks and that's why you can see them when driving over them.
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).
Give a example of a suspension bridge that failed and explain the cause?
Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940. This bridge was the 3rd longest suspension bridge when it was completed. Four months after is was opened it collapsed due to wind. The wind created vibrations in the bridge as it blew across the roadway. The bridge normally experienced vertical wave-like movement until on Nov. 7, 1940 when the 42mph wind came and caused the bridge to start twisting in addition to the vertical motion. The entire center span fell into the sound below.
Why is the tower bridge suspension?
Advantages over other bridge typesLonger main spans are achievable than with any other type of bridgeLess material may be required than other bridge types, even at spans they can achieve, leading to a reduced construction costExcept for installation of the initial temporary cables, little or no access from below is required during construction, for example allowing a waterway to remain open while the bridge is built aboveMay be better to withstand earthquake movements than heavier and more rigid bridges
What holds up a suspension bridge?
On a suspension bridge, the ourter ends of the cables are attached to an ancorage, which has extreme mass and strength to maintain cable tension. On a truss bridge, the ends are called abutments. Both structures are built at or about the approach or approach embankments to the bridge, and we use different terms because of the difference in the loads they have to handle. Use the link below to a bit of bridge terminology. It isn't all there, but it's a good start.
Is Fort Rapids fun?
The link below will give you all the information.
Rapids on the Nile River?
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What type of bridge design was used in golden gate bridge?
The Golden Gate bridge was built by Cheif Engineer Joseph Baermann Strauss from a artistic family mum being a artist and dad being a artist and writer he always wanted to be a artist but ended up being one of the most famous engineer and bridge builder in the world for building the London bridge.
What is the worlds famous bridge in San Francisco called?
The San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Golden Gate, which is a strait between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. It connects the city with Marin County. Access the related link below for a Virtual Tour:
