Historic Bridges : Evaluation, Preservation, and Management
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1420079956
ISBN-13
9781420079951
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint
CRC Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 14th, 2008
Print length
300 Pages
Weight
566 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 16.10 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Civil engineering, surveying & building
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Perhaps more than any other engineered structures, bridges represent the height of resourcefulness both in their design and their use of materials. This work provides a technical account of bridge engineering through an exploration of several examples.
Explore Historic Bridge Design through the Perspective of Modern Engineering Compares the techniques and materials used in building three railroad bridges that traversed the Mississippi at the same site in 1865, 1887, and 1910 Investigates a legendary stone-arch bridge constructed in Ancient China in 606 A.D. Demonstrates how historians and engineers in Milwaukee found an approach to new bridge design that balances modern design standards with aesthetic interpretation Details a collaborative team approach to historic bridge management in Minnesota Considers the design and repair process of rapidly disappearing wrought iron bridges Discusses preservation of stone masonry aqueducts on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal An educational treatise for engineers and historical preservationists, this work includes a wealth of illustrations and scientific tables. Demonstrating historic engineering significance beyond their utilitarian function, the bridges encountered in these pages are true landmarks, as worthy of emulation as they are preservation.
Historic Bridges:Evaluation, Preservation, and Management provides both an admiring and a technical account of bridge engineering through an exploration of several remarkable examples. From ancient China to modern-day Minnesota, the book discusses the history and structural evaluation of bridges, as well as their preservation, and restoration. With chapters written by renowned engineers, this unique resource
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