[Gutenberg 14873] • Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building

Excerpt from Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building: With Practical Applications and Examples, Estimates of Quantities, and Valuable Tables

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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