Each year, the Federal Government and the State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in the United States spend billions of dollars for bridge rehabilitation. The main reason behind the need for bridge rehabilitation and restoration is the corrosion of steel bridges. ...
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What is the Difference between Bridge and Box Culvert?
It may appear that bridge and culvert structures are similar as they both serve the vital need of transportation. However, they are very different in aspects like structural design, construction, components, load-carrying capacity, costs, etc. Culvert is defined as a ...
Types of Bridge Railings
Bridge railings are guardrail systems designed to prevent people or vehicles from falling off the bridge. They can be made of concrete or steel. Guardrails for bridges are located prominently to make the public stay alert and safe during their ...
Rongjiang Bridge: The World’s Longest Bridge of Rigid Girder and Flexible Arch
The Rongjiang Bridge is a part of the Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway route constructed in the Jieyang City of Guangdong Province, China. It is the longest bridge in the world with a main span of 660 m between two flexible steel ...
Construction Technologies for Erection of Balanced Cantilever Bridge
A balanced cantilever bridge is mostly constructed for cast-in-place and precast segmental bridges. While cast-in-place segmental bridges are constructed for shorter bridges with longer spans, precast segmental bridges are constructed for large-scale bridges with a shorter span (50-120 m). There ...
Tower Bridge: Construction Features of the World-Famous Symbol of London
The construction of Tower Bridge started in 1886 and was opened to public in 1894. The bridge is renowned for its two primary glaring towers constructed on the waterway docks. It has two more modest towers on the shore abutments ...
Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge: A Case Study
Construction of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge started on November 23, 1938, and was opened to the public on July 1, 1940. It was constructed in Washington, US, to connect the cities of Seattle and Tacoma. The main span of ...
Millau Viaduct: Construction Features of the World’s Tallest Bridge
The Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge constructed to connect Northern Europe and Eastern Spain. With its eight spans suspended from seven pylons, the total height of this cable-stayed bridge is 345 m, which makes it taller than Eiffel ...