Group 06 presents information on suspension bridges. The document includes: 1. A definition of a suspension bridge as a type of bridge where the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. 2. Details about some of the oldest suspension bridges still in service today, including the Roebling Bridge constructed in 1847. 3. Mentions some famous modern suspension bridges like the Golden Gate Bridge and Clifton Suspension Bridge.

2. Group 06
• Danial Zafar Gondal 13-ME-027
• Muhammad Ali Khan 13-ME-071
• Muhammad Ali Khan 13-ME-072
• Faizan Shabbir 13-ME-032
• Muhammad Ibrahim Munir 13-ME-102
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3. SUSPENSION BRIDGE
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4. Suspension Bridge
• A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in
which the deck (the load-bearing portion)
is hung below suspension cables on
vertical suspenders.
• The first modern examples of this type of
bridge were built in the early 19th
century .
• Simple suspension bridges, which lack
vertical suspenders, have a long history in
many mountainous parts of the world.
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5. Suspension Bridge
• This type of bridge has cables
suspended between towers, plus
vertical suspender cables that
carry the weight of the deck
below, upon which traffic
crosses.
• This arrangement allows the
deck to be level or to arc upward
for additional clearance.
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6. Construction of Model
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7. Oldest Suspension Bridge
• Roebling's Delaware
Aqueduct (USA, 1847), the
oldest wire suspension bridge
still in service in United
States.
• Construction of the Roebling
Bridge began in 1847 under
the supervision of John A.
Roebling.
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8. Roebling Bridge
• John A. Roebling
Suspension Bridge (USA,
1866), then the longest wire
suspension bridge in the
world at 1,057 feet (322m)
main span.
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9. Working of Bridge
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10. Popular Suspension Bridges
• Golden gate Suspension Bridge
• Clifton Suspension Bridge
• Capilano Suspension Bridge
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Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
Bridgemaster's Office
Bridge Road
Bristol BS8 3PA, United Kingdom
Capilano Suspension Bridge
3735 Capilano Road
North Vancouver, BC V7R 4J1
Canada
San Francisco
1937
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11. Longest Bridge
• The longest suspension bridge for many years was the
Humber Bridge (1981-1998) in England with a center span of
1410 meters. It was superseded by the Akashi – Kalkyo Bridge
in Japan which has a center span of 1991 meters and two
sided spans of 950 meters each. It was completed in 1998.
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12. Advantages
• Economic Advantage
• Height Advantage
• Construction Advantage
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Disadvantages
• Flexibility
• Heavy Loads
• Foundation Disadvantage
Ibrahim

13. THANK YOU…
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