A course on the stresses in bridge and roof trusses, arched ribs and suspension bridges (1904)
Burr, William H. (William Hubert), 1861-1934 · New York : Wiley · leaf 336
is a verysmall quantity, and would ordinarily be neglected. If neces-sary, it would be allowed for by taking the value oi ACat thelowest temperature to which the rib would be subjected. Other arched ribs are seldom constructed, but they are tobe treated by the same general methods, precisely, as… … Fig. I. In the figure, let EHC represent the cable of a suspensionbridge carrying a load extending over the whole span. Inthe ordinary experience of an engineer, the load carried by asuspension bridge cable is nearly uniform in intensity inreference to a horizontal line; so nearly uniform per foot…
Trusses · Bridges
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