Sentences with phrase «truss cantilever»
The $ 1.5 billion cable - stayed bridge replaces its old steel truss cantilever predecessor, with more lanes and shoulders that make it easier for emergency vehicles to respond to accidents.
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Seven months after the final set of tires crossed Tappan Zee Bridge, crews began removing the first of five sections from the cantilever truss structure's 2,415 - foot main span.
Barge - based cranes will remove two cantilever truss sections, while the two anchor spans will be lowered onto barges with the assistance of strand jacks.
Lashed together with an intricate webbing of steel cables and trusses, cantilevered with the help of a structural engineer, the largest piece, measuring 17 by 42 by 24 feet and weighing ten tons, loomed ominously overhead.
Cantilevered from the walls or suspended from the ceiling these monochromatic elements mix with the trusses and ductwork that are present throughout the space.
Four concrete piers 30 feet from the end are strategically positioned at building perimeters to support the wood trusses with cantilevers to achieve further structural efficiency.