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DECK-ARCH BRIDGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-17

English

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

Steel arches also are distinguished by the position of the roadway or railway on the bridge. In a deck-arch bridge, the roadway or railway runs above the arch, and the traffic load is transferred down to the arch by compressive struts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Les ponts en arc sont à tablier inférieur, supérieur ou intermédiaire et permettent d'obtenir de très grandes portées [...]

CONT

Les arcs peuvent être : soit à tablier supérieur, lorsque le tablier est situé au-dessus de l'arc; soit à tablier inférieur, lorsque le tablier est situé au-dessous de l'arc; soit à tablier intermédiaire, lorsque le tablier est situé dans la hauteur de l'arc.

OBS

pont en arc à tablier supérieur : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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