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Term of the Road Dictionary

composite bridge

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Bridges
  • Definition : Bridge with one or two concrete deck slabs shear-connected to the supporting grillage so that they are structurally unified, with the concrete carrying compression and the steel tension. Note: other dissimilar materials may be combined in composite bridges as well.

Verbundbrücke

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Kunstbauten (syn. Ingenieurbauwerke DE; syn.Ingenierubau AT) Brücken
  • Definition : Eine Brücke mit einer oder zwei Betonbrückentafelplatten, die hinsichtlich Schub mit dem unterstützenden Balkenwerk verbunden sind, so dass sie bautechnisch eine Einheit bilden, wobei der Beton den Druck und der Stahl den Zug aufnimmt.

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