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Record 1 1988-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
CONT

Composite Bridges. Many bridges are of composite design. Cantilever bridges are usually, though not always, designed with a gap between two cantilever arms, this gap being bridged by a simple beam, usually a truss .... Hampton Roads bridge complex ... includes three cantilevers, a suspension span, a truss, and a series of simple beam.s

OBS

A bridge with both simple beam spans and cantilevers would classify as a beam bridge, though composite in nature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Un pont qui comporte des travées à poutres simples et d'autres en cantilever doit être classé comme un pont à poutres, même s'il est composite.

Spanish

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