Cable-stayed bridge

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cable-stayed-bridge

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a cable-stayed bridge?A cable-stayed bridge is a type of bridge where the road deck is held up by big, slanted cables that attach to tall towers. The cables pull up the deck and help spread the weight to the towers.
2. How do cable-stayed bridges differ from suspension bridges?In a cable-stayed bridge the cables go straight from the deck to the towers, while in a suspension bridge the main cables run over the towers and the deck hangs from vertical lines. This makes cable-stayed bridges transfer weight more directly.

Pylon: The primary vertical support structure of a cable-stayed bridge, from which the stays descend.
Stay Cable: A high-strength tension member directly connecting the bridge deck to the pylon.
Bending Moment: A measure of the bending effect on a structural element due to applied loads.