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Types and details of bridge construction (1904)

Skinner, Frank W. (Frank Woodward), 1858-1932 · New York, McGraw · leaf 57

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or. The ends ofthe sills were braced to the under sides of the top flange anglesby pairs of inclined timbers connected to them by bent plates atthe bottom, and connected together at the top by yoke platesover the top flange of the girder. Each sill was braced at rightangles to the girder by a pair… … CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION 41 SHIPPING A PAIR OF LONG-PLATE GIRDERS. A pair of 105-ft. plate girders, 9 ft. high and weighing 62,000lbs. each, were shipped by the Phoenix Bridge Company com-plete from their shops to Jefferson, Ala., for the SouthernRailway Company. They were set as close together as…

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