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Table bridge – a lift bridge with the lifting mechanism mounted underneath it; Retractable bridge (Thrust bridge) – the bridge deck is retracted to one side; Submersible bridge – also called a ducking bridge, the bridge deck is lowered into the water; Tilt bridge – the bridge deck, which is curved and pivoted at each end, is lifted at ...
A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units. A Bailey bridge has the advantages of requiring no special tools or heavy equipment to assemble.
Covered bridge: Girder bridge: Continuous span girder bridge Integral bridge: Extradosed bridge: 1,920 m Arrah–Chhapra Bridge: Moon bridge: Movable bridge: Pigtail bridge: Plate girder bridge: Pontoon bridge: Rigid-frame bridge: Roving bridge: Segmental bridge: Self-anchored suspension bridge: Side-spar cable-stayed bridge: Simple suspension ...
Colorado Street Bridge, an example of a false skew arch. The strength of a regular arch (also known as a "square" or "right" arch) comes from the fact that the mass of the structure and its superincumbent load cause lines of force that are carried by the stones into the ground and the abutments without producing any tendency for the stones to slide with respect to one another.
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not differ significantly at high tide and low tide, and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). The tidal amplitude increases, though not uniformly, with distance ...
A diagonal brace in each panel strengthens the bridge, and a diagonal counter-brace in each panel enhances this strength. [10] Howe truss bridges may be all wood, a combination of wood and iron, or all iron. [11] Whichever design is used, wooden timbers should have square ends without mortise and tenons. [12]
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A bridge can be categorized by what it is designed to carry, such as trains, pedestrian or road traffic (road bridge), a pipeline (Pipe bridge) or waterway for water transport or barge traffic. An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct, which is a bridge that connects points of equal height.