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INCLINED HANGER [2 records]

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Record 1 1988-03-18

English

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

Unusually lightweight steel towers, diagonal hangers, and a hollow steel bridge deck designed like a continuous aerofoil are features of Britain’s 1080-m. bridge over the Severn near Bristol, opened in 1966.

CONT

... the Severn bridge deck is more like a continuous aerofoil .... Combined with hangers fitted diagonally instead of vertically (as is usual) this deck design makes for a more stable bridge at considerably less cost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

[Le tablier] du pont sur la Severn a été conçu (...) de façon à augmenter sa résistance à la torsion, sous la forme d'une poutre en caisson qui se rapproche en quelque sorte de l'aile d'avion à grand allongement. Combinée avec des suspentes disposées diagonalement (...), cette configuration nouvelle aboutit à des ponts plus stables et considérablement moins coûteux.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-01-11

English

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

The different types of cable supported bridges are distinctively characterized by the configuration of the cable system. The suspension system... comprises a parabolic main cable and vertical or slightly inclined hanger cables connecting the stiffening girder to the main cable. The cable stayed system... contains straight cables connecting the stiffening girder to the pylons.

CONT

Bridges that depend on high-strength steel cables as major structural elements may be classified as suspension bridges, specifically as cable-suspended or cable-stayed bridges - the fundamental difference is the manner in which the bridge deck is supported by the cables.

OBS

Note that the term "suspension bridge" may be confusing as per the authors consulted: the term seems to be used as a generic and as a specific all the same. It is less frequently used as a generic but it had been found so in a highly technical and recent source that can hardly be rejected.

OBS

Compare with cable-suspended bridge and cable-stayed bridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Ces types d'ouvrages (les bow-strings en acier, les arcs en béton armé, les arcs en acier) ne sont plus utilisés en France pour des raisons économiques. Dans la situation actuelle, les ponts à câbles, à haubans ou suspendus s'avèrent moins coûteux pour les très grandes portées.

Spanish

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