The Anatomy of Bridgework
by William Henry Thorpe
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About this eBook
- Author
- Thorpe, William Henry
- Credits
- Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TG: Technology: Bridge engineering
- Subject
- Bridges
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 44371
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44371
- Release Date
- December 6, 2013
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE ANATOMY OF BRIDGEWORK
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. — Girder Bearings.
- 5.CHAPTER II. MAIN GIRDERS; PLATE-WEBS. — Main Girders; Open Webs.
- 6.CHAPTER III. BRIDGE FLOORS.
- 7.CHAPTER IV. BRACING.
- 8.CHAPTER V. RIVETED CONNECTIONS.
- 9.CHAPTER VI. HIGH STRESS.
- 10.CHAPTER VII. DEFORMATIONS.
- 11.CHAPTER VIII. DEFLECTIONS.
- 12.CHAPTER IX. DECAY AND PAINTING.
- 13.CHAPTER X. EXAMINATION, REPAIR, AND STRENGTHENING OF RIVETED BRIDGES.
- 14.CHAPTER XI. STRENGTHENING OF RIVETED BRIDGES BY CENTRE GIRDERS.
- 15.CHAPTER XII. CAST-IRON BRIDGES.
- 16.CHAPTER XIII. TIMBER BRIDGES.
- 17.CHAPTER XIV. MASONRY BRIDGES.
- 18.CHAPTER XV. LIFE OF BRIDGES—RELATIVE MERITS.
- 19.CHAPTER XVI. RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING—CONCLUSION. — Conclusion.
- 20.INDEX
- 21.Transcriber’s Notes
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