Adams, Henry · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 166
e only, adding weight to theabutment but not increasing thethrust at the back. The maximumstresses will evidently be pro- , duced when the bridge and adjacent embankment are both loaded,and in the absence of special information it may be taken as 5 cwt.per foot super, or say 5 tons per foot run of… … F/q 4S7 W MA - Z 183 183 X 4 6-375 - \{\ X 6-3750 = 28-7 ± 103 = 131-7 cwt.. or 6-58 tons per sq. ft. compression and 74-3 cwt. or 3-71 tons per sq. ft.tension. When the bridge is continuous with a brick arched viaduct,the abutment must be calculated to withstand the thrust of theadjoining arch…
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