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SUSPENDED SPAN [2 records]

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Record 1 1988-06-28

English

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

Suspension bridges ... There are two variations of this type of bridge ... The second variation is to be found in San Francisco's ... Bay bridge, which includes two 700-m. suspension spans end to end. Here the two pairs of stays on the adjoining ends of the suspension spans are fixed to a common anchorage.

OBS

Note that the term suspended span is also used when speaking of Cantilever bridges but with a slightly different meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Ponts suspendus (...) Ils comportent en général une seule ou trois travées suspendues : dans ce dernier cas le rapport des portées des travées centrale et extrêmes est en général égal à 3.

OBS

Noter qu'on utilise le même terme en parlant des ponts cantilevers; le mode de suspension est toutefois différent.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-06-03

English

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

The middle, short, freely suspended span of, e.g. a cantilever bridge.

DEF

A simple span supported from the free ends of cantilevers.

CONT

cantilever bridge ... sometimes a suspended span is interposed between the ends of the cantilever arms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

travée de pont "indépendante" au point de vue de son fonctionnement, reposant sur des extrémités de travées encastrées, ou sur des porte-à-faux de travées dépassant des piles, etc.

CONT

Ponts à poutres. (...) Si l'ouvrage comporte une travée centrale suspendue, celle-ci est amenée à la verticale de son emplacement et hissée à son niveau définitif.

Spanish

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