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    There are thousands and thousands of bridge is in the world. there are really famous ones like the Golden Gate bridge You can say this about Redding, Calif.: When it comes to building a footbridge, they're not afraid to try something new. In fact, they hired one of the world's foremost bridge designers, Santiago Calatrava, an architect of an aesthetics that can be seen around the world. Through this unusual collaboration the sun dial bridge was created. It was unveiled with an appropriate…

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    construction of the bridge Yangmingtan Bridge was a major construction project of the Heilongjiang province. It is the longest river suspension bridge in the north of the Changjiang River in China, so the government gave it great attention. It breaking ground on 2009 December 5th and completed at a marvelous speed and opened to traffic on November 6th, 2011, with an estimated investment of 1.882 billion Yuan (about 300 million dollars) . Considering the traffic around the bridge would increase,…

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    A beam bridge or known as a girder bridge, is a bridge structure that consists of horizontal beams spanning supported by pillar at each end of the deck. The weight of the beam including the structure itself, plus any load it carries are supported by the downward force into the pillars. The beam bridge works on the principles of compression and tension, where on top of the bridge bends, it undergoes compression and at the bottom it is subjected to a horizontal tension. Therefore, the bridge must…

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    Truss Bridges

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    Intro; A bridge is a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other. (CambridgeDictionaryOnline.com) Bridges come in many different shapes sizes and designs. However there multiple different categories of bridges ranging from Arch bridge, Truss bridge, Cantilever bridge, Cable-Stayed bridge, Beam bridge and Suspension bridge, All ranging with different designs. All of the different bridge designs are made to withstand a…

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    Element Analysis…………………………………………………………………….19 Bridge Testing……………………………………………………………………………….21 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………...22 References…………………………………………………………………………………...23…

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    Born To Run Film Analysis

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    First, it contributes to a greater sense of realism in the viewer. Sound originating from a source within the world of the scene does not indicate does as certainly as music from a non-diegetic source. Secondly, it can indicate information to the viewer. As the source of the music comes from within the universe of the characters, the music’s presence can be related to things within that universe, very relevantly to the characters themselves. In the same way that knowledge of someone’s musical…

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    to train up all different engineer jobs and get the equipment from all the engineer reserve unit. With all the different MOS’s there were two engineer jobs that were an asset Bridge and Land Clearance Engineers. There were many different missions for both types of engineers. There were miles and miles of new and old bridges that need to be constructed or repaired. Land Clearance teams had thousands of acres of dense jungles that needed to be cleared. With all the road blocks and hazards these…

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    TASK 4(P4):- Discuss the effect of loading structural material 1) You need to discuss the effect of compressive force, tensile force, shear force, bending force on structural member 1) Timber: Compressive force on timber: - The effect of a compressive force on a timber is a change in structure of a material and to carry a load within its limits. Tensile force on timber: - The tensile force is the pulling force exerted on both the ends of a timber. Both the ends of a timber will undergo tension…

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    Bending Strength Essay

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    result, the stiffness of the body (Malen 2011 p.124). Figure 44: H-point bending test convention (Malen, 2011) Bending Stiffness requirement Consider the body idealized as a simple beam loaded at its center span and the supporting points are in the suspension (Figure 45) as an analogy of H-point bending test of Figure 44. Figure 45: Simple supported beam for static test By applying the load, the body reacts in opposition to be bent. If this opposition is low, the distance of bending δ will…

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    The I-35W Bridge Collapse

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    section of the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, suddenly collapsed. 145 people were injured, and thirteen died. This case study is based on an investigation of material evidence provided by the NASA Safety Center(NSC), National Aeronautics and Space administration (NASA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and a full-scale load rating of the bridge superstructure. Proximate (Direct) Cause: Gusset plates finally fractured by the former bridge heavy…

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