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Vierendeel bridge
A Vierendeel bridge is a bridge employing a Vierendeel
Vierendeel bridge
truss, named after Arthur Vierendeel.

Such trusses are made up of rectangular rather than

triangular frames, as are common in bridges using pin–
joints. Because of the lack of diagonal members, Vierendeel
trusses employ moment joints to resist substantial bending
forces.

Owing to a lesser economy of materials and the difficulty of

design before the advent of computers, this truss is rarely
used in bridges outside Belgium. The form is more Vierendeel bridge at Grammene,
commonly employed in building structures where large shear Belgium
walls or diagonal elements would interfere with the Ancestor Truss bridge
building's aesthetics or functionality. Related None
Descendant None
The first such bridge was built in steel at Avelgem, Belgium
in 1902, following development of the truss form and a Carries Pedestrians, pipelines,
method to calculate its strength in 1896 by Arthur automobiles, trucks,
Vierendeel. There are many more examples in Belgium, light rail, heavy rail
including some built in concrete, mostly designed by Span range Short to medium
Vierendeel's many students from his long career as professor Material steel, reinforced
in civil engineering. concrete, prestressed
concrete
The city of Glendale, California has three Vierendeel truss
bridges: the Geneva Street, Kenilworth Avenue, and Movable Movable bridges of this
Glenoaks Boulevard bridges, all two-lane bridges spanning type are very rare. Only
95 feet. They were built in 1937 as part of the Verdugo Flood one swing bridge of
Control Project, the first project of the United States Army this type was known [1]
(http://users.telenet.be/
Corps of Engineers after passage of the Flood Control Act of
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1936.[1]
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The double-deck cable-stayed Kap Shui Mun Bridge in Hong x.html) (demolished
Kong uses a Vierendeel truss. Opened in 1997, the lower deck Nov. 11-19th 2009)
carries both rail and traffic, with the lack of diagonal Design High
members in the cross section allowing vehicles to drive effort
through the openings provided by the Vierendeel design.[2] Falsework Depends upon length,
required materials, and degree
of prefabrication

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Gustav-Heinemann-Brücke Geneva St. bridge in Glendale, CA

References
1. "Glenoaks Blvd. Bridge" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130827091841/https://www.ci.glendal
e.ca.us/planning/pdf_files/HistoricRegister/36glenoaksbrg.pdf) (PDF). www.ci.glendale.ca.us.
Archived from the original (https://www.ci.glendale.ca.us/planning/pdf_files/HistoricRegister/36
glenoaksbrg.pdf) (PDF) on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
2. Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner, Consulting Engineers VBI, GmbH. "Kap Shui Mun Bridge
project page" (https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003612/https://www.lap-consult.com/engli
sh/e_projekt.php?sp=00024&kat=_03). Archived from the original (https://www.lap-consult.com/
english/e_projekt.php?sp=00024&kat=_03) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-16.

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