beam bridge

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

beam bridge [′bēm ‚brij]

(civil engineering)

A fixed structure consisting of a series of steel or concrete beams placed parallel to traffic and supporting the roadway directly on their top flanges.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Text describes the development and details of the techniques that result in bridges of heavy stone, cantilevered beam bridges, floating bridges, and the intricate but utilitarian covered "rainbow bridges" that can be found throughout the country. Chinese bridges; living architecture from China's past by SciTech Book News A more sophisticated beam bridge made of beams, rope, a deck, and piers was built by the Europeans over 4,500 years ago. Bridge Building: Bridge Designs and How They Work by Reviewer's Bookwatch A beam bridge is like a log bridge, but it is supported at both ends. Bridges by Science Weekly			beaker Beaker culture beaker sampler beakhead beakhead molding beaking joint Beal, Gifford Beale Beale, Edward Fitzgerald Bealiah Beall Woods State Park Beam beam anchor beam angle beam antenna beam approach beacon system beam attack beam attenuator beam bearing plate beam blocking beam bolster beam bottom beam box beam bracketing beam brick beam bridge beam building beam casing beam ceiling beam clip beam column beam compass beam coupling beam current beam cutoff angle beam diameter beam divergence beam drop beam edge beam efficiency beam encasement beam expander beam extractor beam fill beam filling beam form beam hanger beam holding beam hole beam infilling beam iron			beam beam beam beam Beam Accelerator for Novel Super High Energy Electron Beam Accessed Metal Oxide Semiconductor beam aerial beam alignment beam anchor beam angle beam antenna Beam Approach Beacon System Beam Approach Seeker Evaluation System Beam Assembly Teleoperator beam attack beam attenuator Beam axis Beam axis Beam axle Beam axle beam balance beam bearing plate beam blocking beam bolster beam bottom beam box beam box beam bracketing Beam Break Up beam brick beam bridge Beam bridges beam building beam casing beam ceiling Beam center Beam Change Trigger beam clamp beam clamp beam clamp beam clamp beam clip beam collimation Beam column Beam compass Beam compass beam compasses beam compasses Beam Congruency System Beam Correction Factor beam coupling beam current Beam Current Monitor beam cutoff angle Beam diameter Beam diameter Beam divergence beam down beam down beam down beam down

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.