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STIFFENED SUSPENSION BRIDGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stiffened suspension bridge
1, record 1, English, stiffened%20suspension%20bridge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A suspension bridge with stiffening girders. 2, record 1, English, - stiffened%20suspension%20bridge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the roadway is supported by a truss which is hung from the cable, the structure is called a stiffened suspension bridge. The stiffening truss distributes the concentrated live loads over a considerable length of the cable. 3, record 1, English, - stiffened%20suspension%20bridge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pont suspendu à tablier rigide
1, record 1, French, pont%20suspendu%20%C3%A0%20tablier%20rigide
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pont suspendu à poutre de rigidité 1, record 1, French, pont%20suspendu%20%C3%A0%20poutre%20de%20rigidit%C3%A9
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour s'affranchir des efforts horizontaux, deux méthodes peuvent être utilisées : (...) ponts suspendus à haubans, où le tablier rigide est supporté en des points assez espacés par des câbles obliques ou haubans. 2, record 1, French, - pont%20suspendu%20%C3%A0%20tablier%20rigide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
F. Arnodin a aussi amélioré la conception des ponts suspendus (...) en particulier en augmentant la rigidité du tablier et en y faisant participer le garde-corps en acier. Ce système annonçait la véritable poutre de rigidité (...) : le tablier est alors conçu comme un pont à poutres latérales, auxquelles sont attachées les suspentes. Ceci permet de répartir les charges d'exploitation sur un grand nombre de suspentes (...) 3, record 1, French, - pont%20suspendu%20%C3%A0%20tablier%20rigide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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