suspension bridge

n.1. A bridge having the roadway or footway suspended from cables that are anchored at either end and usually supported at intervals by towers.2. A bridge consisting of one or more cables stretched across a span, with the roadway or footway lying on top of those cables.

suspension bridge

n (Civil Engineering) a bridge that has a deck suspended by cables or rods from other cables or chains that hang between two towers and are anchored at both ends

suspen′sion bridge`

n. a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usu. raised on towers.

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Noun

suspension bridge - a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both endsbridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.cable - a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

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suspend

(səˈspend) verb1. to hang. The meat was suspended from a hook.悬吊2. to keep from falling or sinking. Particles of dust are suspended in the air.悬浮3. to stop or discontinue temporarily. All business will be suspended until after the funeral.暂停4. to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges. Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match. 暂令（某人）停职或停止活动 suspended ˈsentence noun a prison sentence that will take effect only if the criminal commits a (similar) crime again. 缓刑，缓期审判，被判缓刑 suˈspenders noun plural1. a pair, or set, of elastic straps for holding up socks or stockings. 吊袜带2. (American) braces for holding up trousers. 吊裤带suˈspense (-s) noun a state of uncertainty and anxiety. We waited in suspense for the result of the competition. 不安，担心，焦虑 suˈspension (-ʃən) noun1. the act of suspending. 悬挂（浮），暂停，停职 2. in a motor vehicle etc, the system of springs etc supporting the frame on the axles. 悬浮3. a liquid with solid particles that do not sink. 悬浮液suspension bridge a type of bridge that has its roadway suspended from cables supported by towers. 吊桥

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suspension bridge

suspension bridge:

see bridgebridge,
structure built over water or any obstacle or depression to allow the passage of pedestrians or vehicles. See also viaduct. Early Bridges

In ancient times and among primitive peoples a log was thrown across a stream, or two vines or woven fibrous ropes (the
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suspension bridge

A bridge hung from cables that are strung between two towers or a tower and abutment.

Suspension Bridge

a bridge in which the main support consists of flexible members (cables, ropes, or chains) under tension, and the bridge floor is suspended. Wire cables and ropes made of high-tensile steel with an ultimate strength of 2-2.5 giganewtons per sq m (200-250 kilograms-force per sq mm), which substantially reduce the deadweight of a bridge and permit longer bridge spans, are widely used in modern suspension bridges. In addition, suspension bridges have low rigidity because of the fact that during the movement of a temporary load on the bridge, the cable (chain) changes its geometric form, causing large deflections of the span. To reduce the deflections, suspension bridges are strengthened at the level of the bridge floor with longitudinal girders or stiffening trusses, which distribute the temporary load and decrease cable strain. Suspension bridges in which the bridge floor is supported by a geometrically stable suspended truss made of rectilinear cables (guys, or guy ropes) are called cable-braced bridges. Suspension systems are used primarily for highway and city bridges. The longest suspension bridge is the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which was built in 1965 at the entrance to New York Harbor (USA) and has a central span 1,298 m long.

REFERENCES

Tsaplin, S. A. Visiachie mosty. Moscow, 1949.
Spravochnik inzhenera-dorozhnika [vol. 6]. Moscow, 1964.
Smirnov, V. A. Visiachie mosty bol’shikh proletov. Moscow, 1970.

N. N. BOGDANOV

suspension bridge

[sə′spen·shən ‚brij] (civil engineering) A fixed bridge consisting of either a roadway or a truss suspended from two cables which pass over two towers and are anchored by backstays to a firm foundation.

suspension bridge

a bridge that has a deck suspended by cables or rods from other cables or chains that hang between two towers and are anchored at both ends

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noun a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends

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