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Book TitleDesign of Typical Steel Railway Bridges : An Elementary Course of Engineering Students and Draftsmen (Classic Reprint)

Number of Pages204 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering

AuthorW. Chase Thomson

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight9.9 Oz

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SynopsisExcerpt from The Design of Typical Steel Railway Bridges: An Elementary Course of Engineering Students and Draftsmen At the outset, a general specification has been given govern ing the loads, unit stresses, and such other details as require the attention of the designer. This is followed by tables for the permissible unit stresses in columns, and for the rivet values used in the designs. After which, instructions have been given for constructing the moment-diagram which is employed in computing the bending moments and shears for wheel-loads. The author has found the moment-diagram to be the most satis factory method of dealing with wheel-loads, as it affords a rapid and reliable solution, and significant errors are less likely to occur with its use than with that of any form of moment table. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Excerpt from The Design of Typical Steel Railway Bridges: An Elementary Course of Engineering Students and Draftsmen This volume may be considered as a sequel to "Bridge and Structural Design," a previous work of the author's; and, like it, has been developed from lectures given by him under the auspices of the Dominion Bridge Company. The structures treated of represent the commonest types of railway bridges, and were chosen because they seemed best suited to illustrate the problems which occur most frequently to the bridge designer. They include the following: a 60-ft. Deck Plate-Girder, a 100-ft. Deck Warren Girder, a 150-ft. Through Pratt Truss, a 200-ft. Through Pratt Truss with curved top chord, a 170-ft. Swing Bridge, and a Railway Viaduct. At the outset, a general specification has been given governing the loads, unit stresses, and such other details as require the attention of the designer. This is followed by tables for the permissible unit stresses in columns, and for the rivet values used in the designs. After which, instructions have been given for constructing the moment-diagram which is employed in computing the bending moments and shears for wheel-loads. The author has found the moment-diagram to be the most satisfactory method of dealing with wheel-loads, as it affords a rapid and reliable solution, and significant errors are less likely to occur with its use than with that of any form of moment table. The designs of the different structures are then considered in detail. Commencing with the main dimensions of the structure to be designed, and stating the loads which it has to carry, the stresses in the various members are first determined. The dimensions of these members are then computed, and the details are carefully worked out. In this connection, some knowledge of the strength of materials has of necessity been assumed; but the numerical calculations are given in detail, so that each design is complete in itself. With each design there is an estimate of the weight of the completed structure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.