Crews have started installing girders on the new SR-247 bridge, marking progress in the $3.3 million project expected to ...

The construction of the new bridge over Little Bear Creek continues with the installation of girders on Monday.

A beam or "girder" bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive kind of bridge. According to Craig Finley of Finley/McNary Engineering, "they're basically the vanillas of the bridge world." ...

Making is more complicated is the size and weight of the beams. Each one weighs between 22,000 and 27,000 pounds and were custom made for the bridge. “We've got varying sizes on these girders ...

Subjects include design of tension, compression, beams, and beam-column members, plus bolted and welded connections. Other topics may include composite beams, plate girders, building connections and ...

girders, or trusses that support the load), and the substructure (which consists of foundational elements such as piers and abutments). Joints and support beams are frequently the deciding factors ...

Theory of prestressed and post-tensioned members. Covers analysis and design of prestressed concrete beams, slabs, box girders, and bridge girders by elastic and ultimate strength methods. Precast and ...

This should have been expected, as the girders are extremely deep with narrow flanges. This design saves money if vertical space is available. These beams are very strong in the vertical direction ...