Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES

University Town, Northern Samar

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Type of Bridge Description Forces Advantages Disadvantages
1. Suspension Longest spanning Transmitted Longest spanning Suspension
bridges bridges bridge through tension bridges bridge bridges can
type struggle to support
focused heavy
weights
2. Cable-stayed Cables and box Cables resist Cable-stayed Cable-stayed
are primarily force tension while bridges take bridges do
resisting elements girders resist less time to have a
bending
complete than maximum
other options. length to
consider.
3. Steel arched Steel arcs are the Resist forces You can span a It offers a finite
primarily resisting trhrough greater distance span length to use
elements compression when using the
arch design for a
bridge
4. Steel truss Rods are primarily Forces are Strong load- Complicated
resisting elements resisted through bearing capacity. Design. The
tension and design of truss
compression bridges can
become very
complicated
depending on the
situation
Steel girder Girders are the Forces are Reduced need for Handling during
primarily resisting resisted through support points. fabrication and
forces coating is very
difficult