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What are the similarities and differences between beam and arch bridges?
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∙ 11y ago
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.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoA beam bridge is built in a perpendicular style. Where the supports are perpendicular to the road. An arch bridge builds its supports as arches (semicircles), and sometimes are a semicircle themselves (meaning the road arches).
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∙ 11y agoA similarity is that they both use compression and tension. A difference is that they use compression and tension differently.
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Casey Christensen
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∙ 12y agothey are both bridges haha
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