Cross-Bracing
Cross bracing is the diagonal positioning of struts, cables or ties in order to increase the strength of members of a structure. The...
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The Longitudinal Arrangement of Cable-Stays
Longitudinal cable arrangements are the different ways in which the cable-stays in a cable-stayed bridge can be arranged. The most...
Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
Reinforced Concrete: Reinforced concrete is a composite material in which a framework of bars, often of steel, are set into the concrete,...
The advantages of arches vs. beam structures
Arches can span much wider openings as the voussoirs which often constitute arch structures are easier to transport to the work-site than...
The Main forms of Concrete Shrinkage
Concrete shrinking is the shrinking and often therefore cracking of concrete over time. Concrete is a structural material composed of...
Pont des Arts - The Love Bridge
Context: The Pont des Arts, originally a cast iron arch bridge, known more often as the “Love Bridge,” crosses the Seine river in Paris,...
Pont Neuf - New Bridge
Context: The Pont Neuf - New Bridge - is a masonry arch bridge crossing the Seine river in Paris, and spanning both sides of the île de...
Alexandre III Bridge
Context: The Alexandre III bridge was built between 1896 and 1900, for the World Exhibition, in Paris, and crosses the Seine, connecting...
Île de Ré Bridge
Context: The Île de Ré bridge is a trapezoidal box girder bridge, built from 1986-1988, connecting la Rochelle on mainland France, to the...
The Normandy Bridge
Context: The Normandy bridge is a cable-stayed bridge crossing then Seine near its estuary in the Havre, built from 1988 - 1995 when it...
The Millau Viaduct
Context: The Millau Viaduct is a multi-span cable-stayed bridge built from 2001 - 2004, and is not only the most famous bridge in France,...
The Garabit Viaduct
Context: The Garabit Viaduct is a two-hinged arch truss bridge which forms part of a rail line, built from 1880 - 1884 and opened in...
The Jacques Chaban Delmas Bridge
Context: The Jacques Chaban-Delmas Bridge is a lift bridge crossing the Garonne river in Bordeaux. It was constructed between 2009 and...
The Tancarville Bridge
Context: The Tancarville bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Seine river from Tancarville to Marais-Vernier near the Havre. The...
The Pont D'Avignon
Context: The Pont de Saint Bénezet, popularised as the “Pont d’Avignon” by the song “Sur le Pont d’Avignon”, is a masonry arch bridge,...
The Pont du Gard
Context: The Pont du Gard, is not a bridge as the name might suggest but part of an aqueduct. It was built over five years by the Romans...
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