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2-HINGED ARCH BRIDGE [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-06-28

English

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

All steel arches are either hingeless, 2-hinged, or 3-hinged arches ... In the 2-hinged arch, each end of the arch has a hinge, or rotation point, that permits very small movements of the arch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Ponts à poutres en arc à deux articulations. Ils sont définis par la forme de la courbe de l'arc et par son surbaissement (...)

OBS

Quelques arcs sont encastrés (...) Mais l'expérience a montré qu'il n'est pratiquement pas possible d'encastrer parfaitement un arc métallique dans une culée en pierre ou en béton. Aussi la plupart des arcs sont-ils articulés. Ils comportent soit deux articulations (aux naissances), (...), soit trois articulations (...)

Spanish

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