design

1. Santiago Calatrava
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jctdh_oPlDE

2. WHAT MAKES A BRIDGE STAY UP?
Compression – a pushing
or squeezing force
Tension – a pulling or
stretching force

3. BEAM BRIDGE
PILE DECK BASE

4. ARCH BRIDGE

5. Locking stone
ARCH BRIDGE

6. Abutments – the structures that support the ends of the bridge
Keystone – the wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together
ARCH BRIDGE

7. Works by Compression
ARCH BRIDGE

8. Structural Analysis Eighth Edition l © 2012 Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd
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TRUSS BRDIGE:
Common Types of Trusses

9. TRUSS BRDIGE:
Common Types of Trusses

10. Structural Analysis Eighth Edition l © 2012 Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd
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BRIDGE TRUSSES

13. CANTILEVER BRIDGE

14. CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES
Piers – the vertical supporting structures
Cables – thick steel ropes from which the decking is suspended
Decking – the supported roadway on a bridge

15. Works by Tension AND Compression
CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES

16. SUSPENSION BRIDGE

17. Works by Tension and Compression