Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building: With Practical Applications and Examples, Estimates of Quantities, and Valuable Tables (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The first portion of this work mentions the various strains to which beams are subjected, and gives the formulae used in deter mining the amount of those strains, together with a few examples to illustrate their application, and also the method of calculating a simple truss.

The second portion names and explains the various members of a Bridge Truss, and, by means of examples, shows the method of calculating the strains upon the various timbers, bolts, etc., as well as their proper dimensions; and gives, in addition, several useful tables.

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