Also constructed of ironbark, the bridge is still in use today for pedestrian and light traffic.īailey bridge over the Meurthe River, France. Designed for military use the prefabricated and standardized truss elements may be easily combined in various configurations to adapt to the needs at the site. A similar bridge also designed by Percy Allen is the Victoria Bridge on Prince Street Picton, New South Wales.
In his design, Allan used Australian ironbark for its strength. It was constructed with timber to reduce cost. The Allan Truss, designed by Percy Allan is partly based on the Howe truss. The Hampden Bridge in WaggaWagga, New South Wales, Australia, which was the first of the Allan truss bridges, was originally designed as a steel bridge. Truss bridge is economical to construct owing to its efficient use of materialsĬOMPONENT PARTS OF A typical TRUSS BRIDGE – elevation view COMPONENT PARTS OF A typical TRUSS BRIDGE – isometric view Ilustration mass loading of truss bridge TYPES OF TRUSS BRIDGE SOME TYPES TRUSS IN THE BRIDGES.Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges.Truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads.
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