This paper presents a simple and effective method to optimize the weight and geometry of truss elements of a large-scale truss bridge. Design variables include redundant forces acting on the structure and the transverse dimensions of the truss members. Find a journal Publish with us Track your research Search. Cart. The initial local failure of one. The structural components of steel truss bridges can trigger a chain of failures through a phenomenon known as progressive collapse, 29 often leading to collapse. Cantilever – a projecting structure supported only at one end, such as a shelf bracket or diving board. Truss – a rigid frame made of short, straight pieces connected to form a series of triangles. Collapse detail with space truss, Hartford Civic Center Coliseum collapse details 25, b roof collapse after snowfall in Girona, Spain 49. The Padma Multipurpose Bridge, commonly known as the Padma Bridge, is a two-level steel truss bridge with a four-lane highway on the upper level and a single-track railroad on the lower level. This paper develops an improved structural health assessment method for cable-stayed bridges to address the problem of neglecting correlations between components in existing assessment standards. First, directed gra. Ying Liu, Bing Wang and Xiaoling Liu. Bridge advances 4 32. Truss bridges. For truss bridges, a -D model should suffice, incorporating the -D information from the planar truss. In this case, a single lateral truss is modeled and the vertical loads are applied directly to it. At the final stage of the design, a -D model including the two trusses, the deck and all structural components is created. The steel truss bridge has one. wingspan with length. Two steel trusses with a height o. outside of everyone. others form the supporting structure Fig. 1. The bridge deck.