How much weight can a truss bridge hold?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The weight capacity of a truss bridge depends on several factors, including the materials used, the design of the truss system, and the span length of the bridge. Generally, truss bridges are designed to support heavy loads, with some larger truss bridges capable of holding tens of thousands of tons. Engineers calculate the weight capacity of a truss bridge using structural analysis and load testing to ensure it can safely support the intended traffic and loads.

Answer 3

This depends on the load (s) being applied to the bridge. Once an Engineer has determined the forces and loads that will act upon a bridge then he can start the design process selecting the proper bridge structure that will support these forces and loads. Let's suppose that a bridge has to support 4 medium size cars at any time. Lets say the cars weigh 2-1/2 tons or 5000 lbs each and we assume the cars are in single file moving across the bridge. Though the car's load is distributed across the bridge it would be viewed as a single reactive load of 20,000 lbs. This builds in a factor of safety. The Engineer would then design a structure where the largest deflection point caused by this 20000 lb load, presumably the center of the bridge span, could support the cars. There are many other force variables to consider other than the load of the cars. There are wind factors, soil factors, earthquake calculations, etc.

Answer 4

The weight of an arch bridge is distributed by transferring the weight of the bridge and its load outward and along the curve into an horizontal thrust retrained by the abutment at either side of the bridge to distribute the weight of the bridge evenly.

Answer 5

a arch bridge can hold over 6,000 pounds

Answer 6

Over 9000!

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Answer 8

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