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The colossus of 1812 : an American engineering superlative /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Lee H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©1990.
Subjects:
Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Wooden bridges > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Design and construction > History.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
Buildings.
Wooden bridges > Design and construction.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge.
Brückenbau
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Lancaster-Schuylkill-Bridge.
USA.
Geschichte 1812.
Geschichte 1790-1820.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • American Experiments with Laminated and Multiple-Membered Arches
  • The Colossus: An Historical Outline
  • The Colossus Superstructure
  • Superstructure: Statics Discussion
  • Summary Report on the Computer Analysis of the Colossus
  • Wernwag's Design in Historical Perspective
  • Wind Bracing
  • The Abutments and the Structural Defect
  • Conclusion
  • Footnotes
  • A Brief Chronology of Lewis Wernwag
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • P
  • Rs
  • t
  • v
  • w