Some question about RAMA IX bridge

[saint]

i'm really confused about Rama IX bridge.
what type Rama IX bridge is?!? suspension bridge or cable-stayed bridge

who can explain the difference of 2 types?!? :confused: :confused:

[ncr]

Rama IX is a cable-stayed bridge (as is the Rama VIII Bridge).

I am not an engineer, but I gather it's as follows:

A suspension bridge has 1) main cables connecting its pylons and 2) other cables attached to (and going down vertically from) the former, from which in turn the road surface is hanging (suspended).

Whereas a cable-stayed bridge has oblique cables connecting the bridge surface directly to the pylons.

Maybe try this page and compare the Rama IX and Golden Gate Bridges (click the pix to enlarge):

http://www.ketchum.org/bridges.html

See the difference?