Find the relevant information in the texts to answer these questions. 1. What does the construction technique of a bridge superstructure depend on?

1. What does the construction technique of a bridge superstructure depend on?

2. What construction technique is suitable for single beam spans?

3. Which construction technique is suitable for long continuous bridge spans?

4. Which construction technique is suitable for multi-span superstructures?

5. When do the workers use a falsework?

6. What technology do the builders use for producing concrete beams?

7. What is a launching nose?

8. What are the disadvantages of incremental launching method?

9. What fashions of cantilevering are suitable for bridging most inaccessible natural barriers?

10. What are the advantages of cast-in-place cantilevering?

11. What is a closure segment?

Describe superstructure construction methods using the following word combinations

1. Balanced concrete casting, Cast-in-place cantilevering	навесное бетонирование
2. Balanced cantilever construction, Erection without scaffolding	уравновешенный навесной монтаж моста без подмостей
3. Casting bed	стенд для изготовления сборных бетонных конструкций
4. Casting yard	завод (площадка) железобетонных изделий
5. Closure segment	замковый блок
6. Cure	выдерживать, пропаривать (бетонные блоки)
7. Diagonal rod	раскос фермы
8. Diagonal brace	диагональная связь
9. Erection by floating into position	сборка на плаву
10. Erection by launching, Incremental launching	надвижной монтаж (моста), продольная надвижка
11. Falsework	подмости
12. Gusset	фасонка
13. Haunched beam	балка с вутами
14. Launching nose, false nose	аванбек
15. Launching truss	монтажная кран-ферма
16. Panel point	узел фермы
17. Patch plate	накладка
18. Plate girder, I-beam	составная двутавровая балка со сплошной стенкой
19. Progressive Placement Method	односторонний навесной монтаж
20. Single beam	однопролетная балка
21. Stub	«корневой» блок
22. Tie	стойка решетки фермы