Suspension Bridges悬索桥英语翻译初稿.docVIP

Suspension Bridges悬索桥 1.Suspension bridges are frequently constructed in preference to other types of bridges, 悬架桥经常优先于其他类型的桥梁构造，especially where relatively light traffic has to be carried over long spans since they are more economical in material and are extremely strong. 尤其适用于跨度相对长的交通，因为它们具有更经济、更牢固的材料。There are in existence suspension bridges with main spans of more than 3,000 feet, 有些悬索桥，主跨超过3000英尺，the entire weight of the deck being supported??from above by cables (usually only two or four in number) suspended between two towers at either side of the river. 悬浮在分布于河流两侧的两塔之间的甲板上的全部重量的支持来自上述的电缆（通常只有两个或四个号码）。 2. The cables are composed of thousands of wires, made of high-tensile steel, which are galvanized to resist corrosion. 该电缆包含着数以千计的电线，这些电线由高强度钢制成，这种镀锌的钢抗腐蚀。Two or three hundred of these wires, each of about 0.19 inches in diameter, are clamped together to form a single strand,这些线，每个直径约0.19英寸，通常两三百根线被夹紧在一起，以形成单链，and the whole cable may consist of a considerable number of such strands compacted and bound together with wire. 整条电缆可能包括了相当数量的被捆绑在一起、压紧了的此类单链。In constructing the cable, two distinct methods may be adopted. 在建设电缆时， 可以采用两种不同的方法。This latter method obviously involves a much longer spinning operation。后一种方法显然涉及到一个更长的纺丝操作。since each wire or small group of wires must be spun and adjusted to the correct sag individually, 因为每条线或每小组的电线必须个别调整，以调整个别下垂，whereas the strands of twisted wire can be erected as units, provided that they are not so heavy as to be unmanageable. 而股绞线可以设置为单位，只要他们不是很沉重以至于无法管理。However, on bridges with very long spans, there are certain advantages in the parallel wire method of spinning the cable. 然而，在很长跨度的桥梁上，平行纺线法也有一定的优势。 3.The cables are normally made continuous through the tops of the towers, down through side towers, there these exist, and then into the anchorage. 电缆通常连续通过塔的顶部，下通过侧塔，有这些存在，然后进入锚地。They bear on specially constructed saddles on the towers, which are shaped to accommodate them, the saddles being either fixed so that the cables ma