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This document discusses different types of bridges, how they work, and examples of each type. It begins by listing some common uses of bridges such as for walkways, roads, railways, and crossing bodies of water. The main types of bridges covered are arch, truss, cantilever, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges. The document explains how each type of bridge stays up through forces of compression and tension. Examples of famous bridges of each type are provided. The document also briefly discusses civil engineering and its focus on designing structures like bridges.

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Bridge Engineering

This document discusses different types of bridges, how they work, and examples of each type. It begins by listing some common uses of bridges such as for walkways, roads, railways, and crossing bodies of water. The main types of bridges covered are arch, truss, cantilever, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges. The document explains how each type of bridge stays up through forces of compression and tension. Examples of famous bridges of each type are provided. The document also briefly discusses civil engineering and its focus on designing structures like bridges.

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Bridges

Brian Brenner
Aaron Levine
Cindy Tran

Some Uses of Bridges

Walkways
Highways/Roads
Railways
Pipelines
Connecting lands
Crossing rivers and
canyons

Types of Bridges

Arch

Truss

Cantilever

Cable-Stayed

Suspension

What makes a bridge stay up?

Forces

Compression a
pushing or squeezing
force
Tension a pulling or
stretching force

Demonstration

Make groups of two

Arch Bridges

Keystone the wedgeshaped stone of an


arch that locks its
parts together
Abutments the
structures that
support the ends of
the bridge

Arch Bridges
Works by
Compression

Arch Bridges

Where have you seen these bridges?

Cold Spring Arch Bridge, Santa Barbara, CA

Marsh Rainbow Arch, Riverton, KS

Pont du Gard, Nimes, France

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

Cable-Stayed Bridges

Works by Tension AND Compression

Cable-Stayed Bridges

Where have you seen these bridges?

Zakim Bridge, Boston, MA

Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa, FL

Sundial Bridge, Redding, CA

Suspension Bridges

Similar to Cable-Stayed
Different construction method

Suspension Bridges

Works by Tension and Compression

Suspension Bridges

Where have you seen these bridges?

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA

Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York, NY

Other Types
Truss
Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge,
Tempe, AZ

Cantilever
Firth of Forth-Forth Rail Bridge,
Edinburgh, Scotland

Engineering

Engineering the use of math and science to solve


real world problems (like crossing a river)
Civil engineering designing and building bridges,
roadways, tunnels, buildings, dams, etc.

Civil Engineer

Branches of Civil Engineering

Structural bridges, roads, buildings


Geotechnical foundations, excavations,
and tunnels
Transportation roads, traffic control,
airports
Environmental human impact on the
environment

Other Types of Engineering

Mechanical design machines and


moving parts
Electrical design electrical equipment
Chemical design processes for mixing
chemicals
Computer design computer hardware
and software

Questions?

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