Concrete bridges and culverts, for both railroads and highways (1909)
Tyrrell, H. G. (Henry Grattan), b. 1867 · Chicago The M.C. Clarke publishing co. [etc.] · leaf 162
ign, it is very doubtful whether or not this expedi-ent is desirable, for the cantilever action freciuentlyadds as much strength to the bridge as does thearch and when properly designed and built to re-sist both sets of stresses, the presence of cantileveraction adds greatly to its strength and… … _p-fl 144 CONCRETE BRIDGES AND CULVERTS. in place of slab arches, and yet all of these threebridges are only partially ribbed. They each con-sist of a pair of twin arch rings separated by adistance of from 10 to 20 feet, which space be-tween the rings is spanned by simple floor con-struction. The…
Bridges, Concrete · Culverts
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