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Need of an Hour
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ngineering is all about creation. Creating small things to big things, creating things for pleasure to creating things
for comfort! Everything around us is a marvel created by engineers. And every small detail in every small to
every big thing has a very big motivation behind it. For example, tip of screwdriver possess magnetic properties
so that it becomes easy for you to collect nails and bolts. And, thickness of tall buildings gradually decreases and get
curvy along with its height not just because it enhances its appearance, but also to create an airfoil to reduce the effect of
wind and hence to stand intact even in intense hurricanes.
If we intend to understand all the reasons behind any engineered things especially about infrastructures, we will need
hundreds of pages to get detailed information. Hence, in this article we will see the major issues involved while
constructing bridges and brief explanation how engineers are taking care of those issues.
Types of Bridges
After reading the title “Type of bridges”, you must have thought that this paragraph is just about introduction to bridges.
But choosing the right type of bridge is the first and the most difficult part of the problem statements. As there are
different type of bridges like, Beam bridge, Truss bridge, Cantilever bridge, Arch bridge, Tied arch bridge, Suspension
bridge, Cable-stayed bridge, etc. They all are different because of their structure, their way of fetching support, the
material they use, the load they can carry and the maximum length they can cover. Because of all these types of bridges
and their differences the engineers learn all the types in detail and they opt for the most preferable type of the bridge.
Availability of Material
Responsibility of an engineer is not to design the best possible structure, but to design the best possible structure within
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