A Memoir on Suspension Bridges Comprising the History of their Origin and Progress, and of their Application to Civil and Military Purposes
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF THE BOOKS AND PAPERS
- ERRATA
- SECTION I HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF BRIDGES OF SUSPENSION
- SECTION II EXPERIMENTS ON THE STRENGTH OF IRON WIRES, IRON BARS AND CHAINS, AND STEEL BARS
- SECTION III ACCOUNT OF SMALL WIRE BRIDGES IN GREAT BRITAIN, AND INTRODUCTION OF BAR CHAINS FOR SUSPENSION BRIDGES
- SECTION IV FOREIGN BRIDGES
- SECTION V DESIGNS AND BRIDGES IN EXECUTION
- SECTION VI REMARKS ON MATERIALS USED FOR SUSPENSION BRIDGES
- SECTION VII ON THE THEORY OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES, AND ON THE STRENGTHS OF MATERIALS USED IN CONSTRUCTING THEM
- Plate section
SECTION I - HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF BRIDGES OF SUSPENSION
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF THE BOOKS AND PAPERS
- ERRATA
- SECTION I HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF BRIDGES OF SUSPENSION
- SECTION II EXPERIMENTS ON THE STRENGTH OF IRON WIRES, IRON BARS AND CHAINS, AND STEEL BARS
- SECTION III ACCOUNT OF SMALL WIRE BRIDGES IN GREAT BRITAIN, AND INTRODUCTION OF BAR CHAINS FOR SUSPENSION BRIDGES
- SECTION IV FOREIGN BRIDGES
- SECTION V DESIGNS AND BRIDGES IN EXECUTION
- SECTION VI REMARKS ON MATERIALS USED FOR SUSPENSION BRIDGES
- SECTION VII ON THE THEORY OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES, AND ON THE STRENGTHS OF MATERIALS USED IN CONSTRUCTING THEM
- Plate section
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- A Memoir on Suspension BridgesComprising the History of their Origin and Progress, and of their Application to Civil and Military Purposes, pp. 1 - 14Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1832