LATTICE GIRDER

__TOC__
This example shows laced struts and ties. Pure tension eyebars are seen in the background (this is the cantilever portion of the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge)

A 'lattice girder' is a girder where the flanges are connected by a lattice web.[1] This type of design has been supplanted in modern construction with welded or bolted plate girders, which use more material but have lower fabrication costs. The lattice girder was used prior to the development of larger rolled steel plates.
The term is also sometimes used to refer to a structural member commonly made using a combination of structural sections connected with diagonal lacing. This member is more correctly referred to as a 'laced strut'[2] or 'laced tie', as it normally resists axial compression (strut) or axial tension (tie); the lattice girder, like any girder, primarily resists bending.
The component sections may typically include metal beams, channel and angle sections, with the lacing elements either metal plate strips, or angle sections. The lacing elements are typically attached using either hot rivets or threaded locator bolts. As with lattice girders, laced struts and ties have generally been supplanted by hollow box sections, which are more economic with modern technology.

Contents
Some structures employing lattice girders
Some structures employing laced struts or ties
See also
References

Some structures employing lattice girders



Runcorn Railway Bridge

Kew Railway Bridge

Some structures employing laced struts or ties




★ The Eiffel Tower

★ The obsolesent eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The western span has been retrofitted with bolted plates replacing the lacing for added strength.

★ The internal structure of the Statue of Liberty

See also



Lattice truss bridge—an extension of the concept to form a deep truss.

References


1. Definition of lattice girder
2. Glossary of bridge terminology


This article provided by Wikipedia. To edit the contents of this article, click here for original source.

psst.. try this: add to faves