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Rolling lift bridges in practice : historical foundations and modern application /

PROVIDES A DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE DESIGN, EVOLUTION, AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF SCHERZER ROLLING LIFT BRIDGES Rolling Lift Bridges in Practice: Historical Foundations and Modern Application addresses a critical gap in contemporary bridge engineering literature by offering both a historical framew...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Routson, Jeffrey D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2026]
Subjects:
Movable bridges > Design and construction > History.
Bridges.
Civil engineering.
Transportation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • Part I Historical Considerations
  • Chapter 1 Heaven and Earth, Water and Fire
  • Note
  • Chapter 2 Seas, Lakes, Rivers, Canals
  • Notes
  • Chapter 3 Chicago, Illinois
  • Note
  • Chapter 4 Peru, Illinois
  • Chapter 5 The Mid-nineteenth-Century Generation
  • Notes
  • Chapter 6 The Hazelet and Meals Families
  • Notes
  • Chapter 7 The Sanitary District of Chicago
  • Chapter 8 William D. Scherzer, Engineer and Inventor
  • Note
  • Chapter 9 Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co.
  • The Early Years
  • Notes
  • Chapter 10 Chicago's Bridge Department
  • Notes
  • Chapter 11 Albert Scherzer's Death
  • Notes
  • Chapter 12 Keller & Harrington
  • Notes
  • Chapter 13 The Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. 1922-1936
  • Note
  • Chapter 14 Hazelet & Erdal
  • Notes
  • Part II Technical Considerations
  • Chapter 15 Early Movable Bridge Types
  • Notes
  • Chapter 16 Modern Bascule Bridges
  • Note
  • Chapter 17 Myths, Misunderstandings, and Factual Errors
  • Notes
  • Chapter 18 Loads and Leaf Balance
  • Notes
  • Chapter 19 Structural Forms for Bascule Spans
  • Chapter 20 Foundations
  • Notes
  • Chapter 21 Treads, Tracks, and Their Girders
  • Segmental Girders and Track Girders
  • Notes
  • Chapter 22 Bascule Structure
  • Notes
  • Chapter 23 Mid-span Shear Locks
  • Notes
  • Chapter 24 Operating Systems
  • Notes
  • Chapter 25 Safety Features
  • Notes
  • Appendix A List of Rolling Lift Bridges
  • Appendix B List of US Patents
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • EULA