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Types and details of bridge construction (1904)

Skinner, Frank W. (Frank Woodward), 1858-1932 · New York, McGraw · leaf 390

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e maximumwork under a testload of 16,333 lbs.for each vertical wascalculated at 11,337lbs. per sq. in. forboth principal andsecondary fatigue.The bridge deflected0.531 in. under adead load only, andwhen half the span,from the abutment to center, was loaded with a uniformly distributed load… … Experimental Portal Girder Spans. Plate Girder Arch Span. In designing short-span highway bridges a few years ago forthe park road system, Cleveland, O., special care was taken todiversify their appearance, and give them a more graceful andattractive form than is usually the case with plate girder…

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