Gravel
Steel bridges - General design
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Gravel
Steel bridges - General design

Author : Jean-Pierre DUCOUT

Publication date: November 10, 1997 | Lire en français

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3. Gravel

Remember that the term "girder" covers all structural elements of the deck other than the decking. More specifically, these are the main beams and their bracing. In this section, we'll be looking at the three classic forms of girder construction: solid web, box and lattice girders, with their corresponding forms of bracing; and in both ways of arranging the girder: below and above the decking.

3.1 Relative position of truss-beam

There are three ways to position the joist in relation to the decking:

  • underneath; the girder is said to be "under pavement" or "under rail" (figure a);

  • ...

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