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US 11,926,977 B2Granted
Bridge truss system
AssigneeAllied Steel
InventorPatrick Southworth
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Abstract
The description relates to bridge truss systems. On example can include a steel truss that includes a top cord spaced away from a bottom cord and multiple web members secured between the top cord and the bottom cord. A deck can be positioned on the top cord of the steel truss.
Claims3
A bridge, comprising:
- a steel truss comprising a unitary T-shaped steel top cord spaced away from an inverted unitary T-shaped steel bottom cord of equal length as the T-shaped steel top cord and multiple tensioned diagonal web members bolted directly to the T-shaped steel top cord and the inverted T-shaped steel bottom cord and multiple pairs of vertical web members interposed between the multiple tensioned diagonal web members and welded directly to the T-shaped steel top cord and the inverted T-shaped steel bottom cord to sandwich the T-shaped steel top cord and the inverted T-shaped steel bottom cord between the multiple pairs of vertical web members;
- and,
- a concrete deck integrated with the T-shaped steel top cord of the steel truss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.