An Elementary and Practical Treatise on Bridge Building: An Enl. and Improved Edition of the Author's Original WorkD. Van Nostrand, 1899 - 352 Seiten |
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... Engineer , and Bridge Builder . But as to this , the decision must be left to those into whose hands it may fall ; and to that arbitrement , without further remark or explanation , it is re- spectfully submitted . CONTENTS . Preliminary ...
... Engineer , and Bridge Builder . But as to this , the decision must be left to those into whose hands it may fall ; and to that arbitrement , without further remark or explanation , it is re- spectfully submitted . CONTENTS . Preliminary ...
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... engineers may recoil from the towering altitudes of 50 or 60 feet depth of truss which some of the long spans now occasionally con- structed would require , perhaps more in deference to European precedent , and from an instinct of ...
... engineers may recoil from the towering altitudes of 50 or 60 feet depth of truss which some of the long spans now occasionally con- structed would require , perhaps more in deference to European precedent , and from an instinct of ...
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... of the best trussee n use ) , according to length of span , the purposes of the bridges respectively , or the taste and judgment of engineers and builders . ARCH BRIDGES . LXIX . An arch bridge may be WIDTH OF PANEL . 111.
... of the best trussee n use ) , according to length of span , the purposes of the bridges respectively , or the taste and judgment of engineers and builders . ARCH BRIDGES . LXIX . An arch bridge may be WIDTH OF PANEL . 111.
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... engineer and practi- cal builder to proceed with judgment and confidence in this important branch of the profession . IRON BRIDGES . STRENGTH OF IRON . LXXXVI . Iron has the power of resisting mechani- cal forces in several different ...
... engineer and practi- cal builder to proceed with judgment and confidence in this important branch of the profession . IRON BRIDGES . STRENGTH OF IRON . LXXXVI . Iron has the power of resisting mechani- cal forces in several different ...
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... Engineers and builders will adopt one or another plan , according to individual taste and judgment , and the one who carries out the principles of either system with the greatest skill , and the best materials and workman- 262 BRIDGE ...
... Engineers and builders will adopt one or another plan , according to individual taste and judgment , and the one who carries out the principles of either system with the greatest skill , and the best materials and workman- 262 BRIDGE ...
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abutment act by tension acting by thrust amount of action arch truss assumed beam bearing bolts cast iron centre cloth compression connecting block construction counter braces cross-section curve deflection depth of truss diagram diameter draw bridges Electric Engineers equal feet flanges force full load gives gonals greater half Hence horizontal action horizontal reach horizontal thrust Illustrated inclination joists king braces latter length less liable lifting force lower chord maximum stress maximum weight morocco movable load multiplied negative resistance nodes number of panels oblique members panel truss pieces portion posts pressure produced Prof proportion rail road represented respectively rivets Second edition side single track rail span splice plates square inch strain strength of materials tension material thickness tical timber tion trapezoidal Truss Bridge truss Fig upper chord uprights vertical reach weight of structure weight sustained whence width wrought iron