Mechanical movements, powers and devices; a treatise describing mechanical movements and devices used in construcive and operative mechinery and the mechanical arts, being practically a mechanical dictionary (1917)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York : The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 365
1492. BRIDGE TRUSSES.-^ TheWhipple truss. Ver-tical and end posts arestruts; vertical tie rods fromend posts ; diagonal tie rodsin panels. 1493. Inclined posts andvertical tie rods. Baltimoremodel. 1494. Whipple truss,with interpanel tie rods. 3S8 CONSTRUCTION AND DEVICES. … 1495. ARCH TRUSS BRIDGE.—The entire load is not sup- ported by the wood or iron archalone. The truss bracing is madeto equalize the load by stiffen-ing the arch and so to throwa compression strain upon thechord, which is thickened in the middle. 1496. BRIDGE TRUSSES.—The McCallum inflexiblearched…
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