A truss bridge is a triangular assembly of members that act principally in tension or compression, Gasparini said. The design creates a very rigid structure that transfers the load to a wide area.

This through arch bridge uses tension from below, created by the road, to cause the compression within the arch. Through truss bridges. The Montopolis Bridge in east Austin used to be one of the ...

This truss design was pretty much opposite the 1840 Howe Truss; the Howe having timber diagonals (in compression) slanting to the center of the bridge and vertical iron ties (in tension).

When a load is applied, they can examine which parts of the bridge are under tension or experiencing compression. After testing, they can redesign their structures and test them again, which is ...

The Treynor family walk through Fallasburg bridge during a portrait session on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The bridge is the last standing original brown truss bridge in Michigan after White's Bridge ...