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Steel is used for its high tensile strength and the concrete is used for its high compression strength.
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What two materials are bridges and skyscrapers made with?
Concrete and steel.
What is arch bridges made out of?
Steel and or prestressed concrete. x
Why concrete bridges have steel rods inside them?
The steel rods are there to strengthen the concrete - making it reinforced concrete.
What different materials are bridges made of?
Favorite materials for bridges include steel, aluminum, titanium, wood, stone, and reinforced concrete.
What are steel bridges made of?
steel bridges are made out of steel OBVIOUSLY !!!
Why are the structures of bridges made from reinforced concrete and steel?
Generally, because concrete has massive compression strength and steel has incredible tensile strength. Combined, they make amazingly strong structures.
What can you make a bridge out of?
Arch bridges are made from arches. Arches are typically made from brick, reinforced concrete, stone or steel. Wooden arches are sometimes used for ornamental bridges, such as decorative footbridges in gardens.
What common materials are used to build bridges?
Concrete and steel .
What common materials are commonly used for building bridges?
Steel and concrete.
What kinds of materials are used to build highway bridges?
depends on the bridge type really. most are steel and concrete.
What metal is very strong and is used to build bridges?
some materials used in bridges are concrete, steal, metal [may rust and fall if metal ] the first bridge may or may not have been made of wood
What are cable stayed bridges made of?
The primary building materials in cable-stayed bridges are steel, which is used in the cables and also as the reinforcing material in the concrete, which is the other primary building material.
