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Ponte Do Prado
The Bridge of Prado ( pt, Ponte do Prado) is a bridge constructed over the Cávado River, in the civil parish of Vila de Prado (Braga), Vila de Prado, municipality of Vila Verde Municipality, Vila Verde, in Norte Region, Portugal northern Portugal. Although originally a Roman bridge, it was re-constructed during the 16th century when the original had been destroyed following flooding and consistent use. There are few vestiges of the Roman bridge. History During the Roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula, there likely existed a bridge that integrated the Roman road between ''Bracara Augusta'' (Braga) and ''Asturica Augusta'' (Astorga, Spain, Astorga), passing through Ponte de Lima to the northeast territories around Tui, Galicia, Tui. Between 1118 and 1128, the Archbishop Paio Mendes donated goods to the Knights Templar, Templar Hospital in Braga, with the condition that two-thirds of their products should be used in the construction of the Ponte de Prado bridge. The Prado Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braga (district)
The Districts of Portugal, district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo District, Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real District, Vila Real in the east, Spain (Galicia (Spain), Galicia) in the northeast and Porto District, Porto in the south. Its area is and it has a population of 831,368. Municipalities The district comprises 14 municipalities: * Amares Municipality, Amares * Barcelos Municipality, Portugal, Barcelos * Braga Municipality, Braga * Cabeceiras de Basto Municipality, Cabeceiras de Basto * Celorico de Basto Municipality, Celorico de Basto * Esposende Municipality, Esposende * Fafe Municipality, Fafe * Guimarães Municipality, Guimarães * Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality, Póvoa de Lanhoso * Terras de Bouro Municipality, Terras de Bouro * Vieira do Minho Municipality, Vieira do Minho * Vila Nova de Famalicão Municipality, V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Templar
, colors = White mantle with a red cross , colors_label = Attire , march = , mascot = Two knights riding a single horse , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = The Crusades, including: , anniversaries = , decorations = , battle_honours = , commander1 = Hugues de Payens , commander1_label = First Grand Master , commander2 = Jacques de Molay , commander2_label = Last Grand Master , commander3 = , commander3_label = , notable_commanders = The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon ( la, Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici), also known as the Order of Solomon's Temple, the Knights Templar, or simply the Templars, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abutment
An abutment is the substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam supporting its superstructure. Single-span bridges have abutments at each end which provide vertical and lateral support for the span, as well as acting as retaining walls to resist lateral movement of the earthen fill of the bridge approach. Multi-span bridges require piers to support ends of spans unsupported by abutments. Dam abutments are generally the sides of a valley or gorge, but may be artificial in order to support arch dams such as Kurobe Dam in Japan. The civil engineering term may also refer to the structure supporting one side of an arch, or masonry used to resist the lateral forces of a vault.Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 245 The impost or abacus of a column in classical architecture may also serve as an abutment to an arch. The word derives from the verb "abut", meaning to "touch by means of a mutual border". Use in engineering An abutment may be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantilever Bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers). For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beam (structure), beams; however, large cantilever bridges designed to handle road or rail traffic use trusses built from structural steel, or box girders built from prestressed concrete. The steel truss cantilever bridge was a major engineering breakthrough when first put into practice, as it can span distances of over , and can be more easily constructed at difficult crossings by virtue of using little or no falsework. Origins Civil engineer, Engineers in the 19th century understood that a bridge that was continuous across multiple supports would distribute the loads among them. This would result in lower stresses in the girder or truss and meant that longer spans could be built. Several 19th-century engineers patented continuous bridges with hinge points mid-span. The use of a hing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
