Homework Help: Science

Posted by sam on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 4:30pm.

describe the diffrence between:
a) A beam bridge and a suspension bridge;

b)an arch bridge and a cantilever bridge;

c)a truss bridge and a cantilever bridge;

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. This has been interesting and I think you will like the following sites:

1. http://www.matsuo-bridge.co.jp/english/bridges/index.shtm

2. http://www.bardaglea.org.uk/bridges/bridge-types/bridge-types-intro.html

3. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113129/DB~1.HTM

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge (includes cantilever)

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