Download or read book Bridges of Britain written by Eric Samuel De Maré and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1975 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Timber Railway Bridges and Viaducts in the United Kingdom written by Nicholas Aaron Bill and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Viaducts in the United Kingdom written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Cornwall Railway viaducts, List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Bennerley Viaduct, Second Severn Crossing, London Road viaduct, Dollis Brook Viaduct, London Bridge - Greenwich Railway Viaduct, Tinsley Viaduct, Kingsland Viaduct, Medway Viaducts, Stockport Viaduct, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Chelfham Viaduct, Carnon viaduct, Ribblehead Viaduct, Welland Viaduct, Giltbrook Viaduct, Barmouth Bridge, Thelwall Viaduct, Outwood Viaduct, Kingsmead Viaduct, Thornton viaduct, Penponds Viaduct, Sankey Viaduct, Angarrack viaduct, Clifton Viaduct, Holborn Viaduct, Garndiffaith Viaduct, Loughor railway viaduct, Dowery Dell, Ouse Valley Viaduct, Landore viaduct, Rakewood Viaduct, Healey Dell Viaduct, Larpool Viaduct, Lower Lydbrook Viaduct, Huckford Viaduct, Penallt Viaduct, Daisyfield Viaduct, Roch Valley Viaduct, Jamestown Viaduct, Six Arches, Ackworth, Woodside Viaduct. Excerpt: The large number of Cornwall Railway viaducts were necessitated by the topography of Cornwall, United Kingdom, where hills and areas of high ground are separated by deep river valleys that generally run north or south. However the Cornwall Railway was constructed on a largely east-west route between the towns of Plymouth, Truro and Falmouth, so it had to cross numerous valleys. 42 wooden viaducts of a distinctive type were built by contractors, most to a series of standardised designs by the Victorian railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. They consisted of timber deck spans supported by fans of timber bracing built on masonry piers. This unusual method of construction substantially reduced the cost of initial construction compared to an all-masonry structure, albeit at the cost of more expensive maintenance. Replacement of the timber viaducts by all-masonry structures began in the 1870s but a few remained in...
Download or read book British Railway Bridges Viaducts written by Martin Smith and published by Specialist Marketing International. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bridges of Medieval England written by David Harrison and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-10-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval bridges are startling achievements of design and engineering comparable with the great cathedrals of the period, and are also proof of the great importance of road transport in the middle ages and of the size and sophistication of the medieval economy. David Harrison rewrites their history from early Anglo-Saxon England right up to the Industrial Revolution, providing new insights into many aspects of the subject. Looking at the role of bridges in the creation of a new road system, which was significantly different from its Roman predecessor and which largely survived until the twentieth century, he examines their design. Often built in the most difficult circumstances: broad flood plains, deep tidal waters, and steep upland valleys, they withstood all but the most catastrophic floods. He also investigates the immense efforts put into their construction and upkeep, ranging from the mobilization of large work forces by the old English state to the role of resident hermits and the charitable donations which produced bridge trusts with huge incomes. The evidence presented in The Bridges of Medieval England shows that the network of bridges, which had been in place since the thirteenth century, was capable of serving the needs of the economy on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. This has profound implications for our understanding of pre-industrial society, challenging accepted accounts of the development of medieval trade and communications, and bringing to the fore the continuities from the late Anglo-Saxon period to the eighteenth century. This book is essential reading for those interested in architecture, engineering, transport, and economics, and any historian sceptical about the achievements of medieval England.
Download or read book Aqueducts and Viaducts of Britain written by Victoria Owens and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the fascinating history behind some of the most iconic landmarks of the British landscape.
Download or read book An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges written by David McFetrich and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 1301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An already impressive reference work has been made significantly more valuable . . . a well-illustrated alphabetized compendium of notable bridges.” —The Happy Pontist Bridges have a universal appeal as examples of man’s mastery of nature, from picturesque packhorse bridges to great spans stretching across broad estuaries, and the development of the technology that allows ever more audacious constructions is never-ending. Of the million or more bridges throughout Great Britain, David McFetrich has selected those that are significant in terms of their design, construction or location, or of their connections with people or events of history. His definitive book contains 1,600 separate entries for individual bridge sites or related groups of bridges covering more than 2,000 different structures, 165 general entries about different types of bridge and such topics as collapses and failures, and a summary of about 200 record-holding bridges in 50 different categories. The concise text is supported by more than 900 illustrations and diagrams. The result is a fascinating and readily accessible compendium. The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICA) is also on board. “A valuable resource to use . . . if you plan to visit some of these structures while on holiday or are merely planning a day out.” —East Yorkshire Family History Society “Well-written and researched and eminently readable . . . Because of the ubiquity of bridges throughout Great Britain, this volume should have wide appeal.” —NZ Crown Mines “Full of details covering the many bridges around the UK . . . I found it fascinating to see the variety of bridges around Britain, even the ones not railway related.” —Rail Advent
Download or read book New England s Covered Bridges written by Benjamin D. Evans and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to more than 200 covered bridges in the six New England states.
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Download or read book Structurally Deficient Bridges in the United States written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dan Cruickshank s Bridges Heroic Designs that Changed the World written by Dan Cruickshank and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dan Cruickshank’s personal, passionate and learned journey into the very awe-inspiring architectural icons which have transformed culture, society, industry and landscapes throughout the world – bridges.
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Download or read book Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge Stay Cable Systems written by Habib Tabatabai and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2005 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 353: Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge Stay Cable Systems identifies and explains various inspection and maintenance techniques for bridge stay cable systems. It discusses both short- and long-term approaches. The report information on methods for inspections and assessments, including nondestructive testing and evaluation procedures; repair and retrofit; methods for control of cable vibrations, including rainwind vibrations; stay cable fatigue and failure; effectiveness of various inspection and repair methods; limitations of available technologies; and trends and recommendations for future study.
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