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Scientific American, Vol. 80, No. 1 (1899) (1899)
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ening the floor against deformation. In the move by being rotated about its toe, or by Brooklyn Bridge this is accomplished by six sliding bodily forward. To resist rotation FOR ALL CABLES. the masonry is massed at the rear (see illus- shallow trusses assisted by a series of stiffen- ing cables… … caisson to be sunk passed through 50 distribute the pull of the chains, they EAST RIVER BRIDGE, are divided into two sets, one above feet of water, 20 feet of sand, gravel, © 1899 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, INC.Internet Archive · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
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