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Truss bridge

A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. There are several types of truss bridges, including some with…

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Design effort
Medium
Falsework required
Depends upon length, materials, and degree of prefabrication
Material
Timber, iron, steel, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete
Movable
May be movable – see movable bridge
Span range
Short to medium – not very long unless it is continuous

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Design

United States

Deck types

Multiple spans

Truss types

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Truss bridge

Nodes204
Edges203
Triples243
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009804
Components1

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Truss bridge

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related to External links · 30
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related to Allan truss · 27
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related to Pratt truss · 24
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related to United States · 15
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related to Fink truss · 14
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related to Lenticular truss · 12
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related to Wichert truss · 12
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related to Parker (camelback) truss · 9
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related to Design · 8
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truss bridge bridges design tension members span compression pratt vertical elements used may iron spans use trusses built structure deck

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Truss bridgeDesign effortMedium1.00infobox
Truss bridgeFalsework requiredDepends upon length, materials, and degree of prefabrication1.00infobox
Truss bridgeMaterialTimber, iron, steel, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete1.00infobox
Truss bridgeMovableMay be movable – see movable bridge1.00infobox
Truss bridgeSpan rangeShort to medium – not very long unless it is continuous1.00infobox
Truss bridgeis abridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss0.90text
Truss bridgeis aspecific variant of the lenticular truss0.90text
Truss bridgeis aPratt truss design with a polygonal upper chord0.90text
prestressed concreteinstance ofModern materials0.80text
fabrication methodsinstance ofModern materials0.80text
such as automated weldinginstance ofModern materials0.80text
and the changing price of steel relative to that of labor have significantly influenced the design of modern bridges.Model bridgesA pure truss can be represented as a pin-jointed structureinstance ofModern materials0.80text

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