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Types and details of bridge construction (1904)

Skinner, Frank W. (Frank Woodward), 1858-1932 · New York, McGraw · leaf 227

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4-ft. spans have a curious arrangement of girdersin which one of them, 78 ft. long, is supported at one end on avertical column, and at the other end is suspended from theextremity of a girder which cantilevers nearly 15 ft. beyondthe supporting column. The adjacent ends of these girders arecut at… … Cantilever End. Support 0F Suspended Span-,C. T. Co. Newark Bridge. edge and parallel with it. The girder is suspended by a pair ofvertical sheared plate links about 9 in. wide, with a 3-in. pinthrough each end. No jaws are provided on the ends of thegirders to secure transverse stability, and the…

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