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what is the different between a bridge and a culvert?
Hello Adeniyi,
The basic difference between a culvert and bridge is Culverts made to pass the fluids beneath the roads while bridge is made to pass the road over the fluids.
Culvert is sometime only a pipe that crosses the under the road carrying water or sewage and it can be small concrete structure also. it is designed to carry the fluid across while carrying the load of the road and the traffic.
Bridges are concrete, steel or sometimes wooden structures designed to carry the traffic across the rivers or oceans or a body of fluid.
Regards
veto
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Veto Varma
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I can answer questions related to design and analysis of structures. I have experience in design and detailing of concrete and steel structures. I can answer your queries related to practical difficulties in design and construction. I also have several years of experience in seismic design and retrofitting.
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I have been working in the Area of structural design and seismic engineering. Presently I am a consulting structural engineer in Saskatchewan, Canada. You can ask questions related to Industrial and Building structures. Education: Masters in Structural Engineering Publications: More than 14 publications in reputed journals and conference proceedings related to structural engineering.
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