Sir William Arrol: A MemoirW. Blackwood, 1913 - 150 Seiten |
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... span them in the West Pier of Brighton , were the simple but not remote predecessors of the foundations , columns , girders in the magnificent new Tay Bridge , or even of the stupendous cantilever creation which bridges Forth . the ...
... span them in the West Pier of Brighton , were the simple but not remote predecessors of the foundations , columns , girders in the magnificent new Tay Bridge , or even of the stupendous cantilever creation which bridges Forth . the ...
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... span of the old bridge , so that the pontoon columns were exactly beneath the ends of the span . Soon the rising tide en- abled the pontoon to lift the whole span bodily from THE TAY BRIDGE 51.
... span of the old bridge , so that the pontoon columns were exactly beneath the ends of the span . Soon the rising tide en- abled the pontoon to lift the whole span bodily from THE TAY BRIDGE 51.
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... span was carried by the up - current of the flowing tide to its berth between the two new piers destined to receive its burden . There the span was lowered into its position . This was done without delay by the hydraulics in the sliding ...
... span was carried by the up - current of the flowing tide to its berth between the two new piers destined to receive its burden . There the span was lowered into its position . This was done without delay by the hydraulics in the sliding ...
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... span , comprising the girders , the floor , and the bracing together of the whole , was built com- plete at the southern shore of the firth There a wooden wharf was specially con- structed at a short distance east of the bridge . THE ...
... span , comprising the girders , the floor , and the bracing together of the whole , was built com- plete at the southern shore of the firth There a wooden wharf was specially con- structed at a short distance east of the bridge . THE ...
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... span was ready this planking was removed . At ebb - tide , and immediately before the flow , a pontoon was run into each of the two docks in the wharf under- neath the span . These pontoons were our two former acquaintances which acted ...
... span was ready this planking was removed . At ebb - tide , and immediately before the flow , a pontoon was run into each of the two docks in the wharf under- neath the span . These pontoons were our two former acquaintances which acted ...
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