About the Network Arch Bridges History, Concept, Bridges Around the World, A Case Study

4 de Junho | 15h00 – 16h00, Ed. IX, sala 4.17

Alexandra-Denisa DANCIU, PhD. Eng.
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Department of Infrastructure
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Network arch bridges are tied arches with inclined hangers that cross each other at least twice. The beauty and efficiency of such a structure lies in the fact that the inclined hangers with multiple intersections make the network arch act like a truss, subjected mostly to tension and compression forces. Bending moments and shear forces are very small... For more information, click here.