The encyclopdia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . onomy of a three-span bridge the theoretical advantage of continuityis about 49% for a dead load and i6% for a Uyeload., Theobjection to continuity is that very small alterations of levelof, thesupports due to settlement of the piers may very greatlyalter the distribution of stress, and render the bridge, ma&y multiple-span bridges such as the Hawkesbury,Benares an,d, .Chittrayatti bridges have been built with inde-pendent spans. , _ Lastly, some bridges are composed of canti
The encyclopdia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . onomy of a three-span bridge the theoretical advantage of continuityis about 49% for a dead load and i6% for a Uyeload., Theobjection to continuity is that very small alterations of levelof, thesupports due to settlement of the piers may very greatlyalter the distribution of stress, and render the bridge, ma&y multiple-span bridges such as the Hawkesbury,Benares an,d, .Chittrayatti bridges have been built with inde-pendent spans. , _ Lastly, some bridges are composed of cantilevers and suspendedgirders., The main girder is then virtually a continuous girderhinged at the points of contrary flexure, so that no ambiguitycan arise as tQ the stresses, - Whatever .type of bridge is adopted, the engineer has, toascertain the loads to be. carried, and to. proportion the partsso that the stresses due to the loads do not foundby experience to be In many .cpuntries the limits of workingstress in; public and railway bridges are prescribed by law. The. Fig. I.—Trajans ? Bridge, development of theory has advanced pari passu ydth the demandfor bridges of greater strength^ and span of more coraplexdesign, and there is now .little uncertainty. in calculating thestresses in any of the types of structure now adopted. pietal bridge every member has a definite function andis subjected to a calculated straining action. Theory has beenthe guide in the deyelqpjaaent of bridge design, and its tru^t-worthiness is completely recognized. The inargin of uncertaintywhich must be rnet by empirical allowances on the .side of safetyhas been steadily diminished. , -_ ? The larger the. bridge, the more important is economy ofmaterial, not only,because the,total ejEpenditure is more serious,but because as the span increases the dead weight of the structurebeeomes a of the whole load to be fact, as the span increase
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