Forces acting upon the bridge flagged up as a very important area for consideration as I began creating conceptual sketches.
All bridges must balance forces in order to be successful.
The two main forces include compression and tension, which channel loads through the structure via its adjustments and piers.
Forces acting upon the bridge flagged up as a very important area for consideration as I began creating conceptual sketches.
All bridges must balance forces in order to be successful.
The two main forces include compression and tension, which channel loads through the structure via its adjustments and piers.
Loads can be described as dead or live loads.
Where the dead load is known as static, in theory being the structure itself. Therefore it’s self weight, made up of the densities of materials, for example reinforced concrete is approximately 25kN/m^3. The live load on the other hand, changes dependent on activity on the bridge.