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Bridges and Tunnels
A bridge is a link between two places, such as over a river, a road or a depression, that caters to pedestrians and/or vehicles. A tunnel is an underground link between two places, often underneath a riverbed, for pedestrians and/or vehicles.
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Names of 4 bridges and location?
Well, there is the beam, cantilever, arch and suspension. These are the four different types of bridges. If you want to know any locations, just google a type of bridge and ask for a location.
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What is the definition of DPC?
Damp proofing course. A damp-proof course (DPC) is a barrier through the structure by capillary action such as through a phenomenon known as rising damp. Rising damp is the effect of water rising from the ground into your property. The damp proof course may be horizontal or vertical.
What is the length of the bottom chord of a truss?
The same legnth as the distance the outer walls are from each other plus the overlap.
What year did the Gateway Bridge Brisbane open?
The original Gateway Bridge was officially commissioned on 11 January 1986.
Is the Arkadiko bridge still in existence?
OF COURSE. It fell apart in 1980. They are putting it back together because it's the oldest Bridge in the whole wide world! It is more than 2000 years old! They built it IN 1528!
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Ferrocement beams?
Advantages of Ferrocement:
o Greater Tensile strength
o Its simple techniques require a minimum of skilled labor
o The materials are relatively inexpensive, and can usually be obtained locally
o Only a few simple hand tools are needed to build uncomplicated structures
o Repairs are usually easy and inexpensive
o No upkeep is necessary
o Structures are rot-proof, insect-proof, and rat-proof, and non-flammable
o Structures are highly waterproof, and give off no odors in a moist environment;
o Structures have unobstructed interior room
o Structures are strong and have good impact resistance
o Structures can be shaped in any form
Disadvantages of Ferrocement:
o Its heavy in weight and its poor impact resistance
o Structures made of it can be punctured by forceful collision with pointed objects.
o The large amount of labor is required
o It is not possible to nail, screw, or weld to Ferrocement
Where do you disembark in France when you get off the Eurotunnel?
This depends on whether you are talking about the passenger trains or the car carrying trains.
Eurotunnel is the name of the company which owns and operates the Channel Tunnel, as well as other business interests.
The Channel Tunnel connects the United Kingdom and France. It runs between Folkestone in Kent and Sangatte near Calais in Pas-de-Calais.
The Eurotunnel Shuttle is the brand name for the car carrying trains which run through the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone and Calais.
Eurostar is the brand name of the company running high speed trains London-Paris and London-Lille-Paris through the Channel Tunnel.
Currently these are the only passenger trains operating through the tunnel.
Bosphorous Bridge the only bridge in the world connecting two continents is located in?
Bosphorus Bridge is located in Istanbul Turkey. It connects Asia and Europe. however it is not the only bridge that connects two continents.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is also located over Bosphorus and is slightly longer
there is all so the moe bridge it links gremany and England
Where can you find a diagram of a arch bridge?
Go on google -> Type "Arch Bridge Diagram" -> Click on Images
Don't thank me at all because I learnt that when I was 5.
Georg Rotne designed the Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden, worked for Ove Arup & Partners in London in the late Sixties and later designed bridges in Denmark, England, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and Singapore. The most successful is the Kylesku Bridge in Scotland.
Since 1992 he has worked as an architect for the ASO Group (Ove Arup and Partners, SETEC, Ginsing and Madsen, ISC) on the ØresundBridge
Can you jump off the humber bridge?
you can t or you get really really really injured & you will die my dad jumped off a r humber bridge & he died then we cried.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Six Sigma?
Six Sigma is costly for the organization with little proof that it adds value for the customer. Reducing defects in the workplace can help reduce costs for organizations.
