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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... Iron compared .. 132 IRON BRIDGES . Strength of Iron ... 142 Experiments on Cast Iron , & c .. 146 Safe practical strain of Iron 151 Note giving examples of stress of Wrought Iron in several structures in use ..... ...... 153 to 155 ...
... Iron compared .. 132 IRON BRIDGES . Strength of Iron ... 142 Experiments on Cast Iron , & c .. 146 Safe practical strain of Iron 151 Note giving examples of stress of Wrought Iron in several structures in use ..... ...... 153 to 155 ...
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... Cast iron resists a greater compressive force that any other substance whose cost will admit of its being used as a building material . Steel has a ... Wrought iron re- ists 182 BRIDGE BUILDING Bridge Materials, Wood and Iron compared.
... Cast iron resists a greater compressive force that any other substance whose cost will admit of its being used as a building material . Steel has a ... Wrought iron re- ists 182 BRIDGE BUILDING Bridge Materials, Wood and Iron compared.
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... Wrought iron re- ists compression nearly equally with cast iron . But ts cat is twice as great , which gives the cast iron a ded advantage . On the other hand , wrought iron resists a tensile force nearly four times as well as cast iron ...
... Wrought iron re- ists compression nearly equally with cast iron . But ts cat is twice as great , which gives the cast iron a ded advantage . On the other hand , wrought iron resists a tensile force nearly four times as well as cast iron ...
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... iron in the construction of important bridges . With this im- pression , I proceed to some general comparisons as to the relative cost and economy of wood and iron as materials for bridges . LXXXI . The power of cast iron to resist ...
... iron in the construction of important bridges . With this im- pression , I proceed to some general comparisons as to the relative cost and economy of wood and iron as materials for bridges . LXXXI . The power of cast iron to resist ...
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... Iron Truss Bridge , " upon the arch truss plan , and constructed two bridges thereon , over the Enlarged Frie Canal ... cast iron at 3cts ...... 66 66 6,000 " wrought iron , manufactured for the work , at 7cts . , " Timber , labor and ...
... Iron Truss Bridge , " upon the arch truss plan , and constructed two bridges thereon , over the Enlarged Frie Canal ... cast iron at 3cts ...... 66 66 6,000 " wrought iron , manufactured for the work , at 7cts . , " Timber , labor and ...
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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