BRIDGES

Steel Truss Bridge & Concrete Arch Bridge



Steel truss bridge & Concrete arch bridge

Steel truss bridge

Materials such as stone and wood that has been abandoned, replaced by steel and concrete, more efficient, man has sought the past two centuries to improve the resistance of these materials. For steel, it was discovered the method of lattice.

The idea of the lattice comes from the I-beam. The lower part of the beams is turned on and the upper part is compressed. Only the neutral axis (the soul) is very slack. That's why we removed most of the neutral axis of steel and was placed ...