Thorpe, William Henry · London, E. & F.N. Spon, limited; New York, Spon & Chamberlain · leaf 152
should just rest, but throwno weight, upon the new work, the latter assisting to carrylive load only. The floor beams being of small span, andsecurely riveted to the old girder tops, the centre girder wasrequired to deflect, under its share of hve load, the sameamount as the old main girders under… … Cen/re girder rn p/gce^, prev/ac/s toadding hottoni ooono /Hi f ■° S (Off lihl I I I s I I I I / Fig. 76. to the centre-girder, the work being otherwise complete, aspace between the two of about \ inch, afterwards filled bya packing, showed no altera,tion, the closest measurementfailing to disclose…
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