Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 203
trussof the bridge may be resisted, even if there is no counterbalancingthrust from an adjoining truss. 234. Abutments. The term abutment usually implies not onlya support for the bridge, but also what is virtually a retaining wallfor the bank behind it. In the case of an arch bridge, the thrust… … Fig. 72. Typical Abutment witli FlaringWing Walls. 168 MASONRY AND REINFORCED CONCRETE 157
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