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BRIDGE-CONSTRUCTION 



(A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON): 



Being a Text-Book on the Construction of Bridges in 

 Iron and Steel 



FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS, DRAUGHTSMEN, AND ENGINEERS. 

 BY T. CLAXTON FIDLER, M. INST. C.E., 



Prof, of Engineering, University College, Dundee- 



GENERAL CONTENTS. 



PART I. ELEMENTARY STATICS: Definitions The Opposition an$ 

 Balance of Forces Bending Strain The Graphic Representation of Bending 

 Moments. 



PART II. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF BRIDGE-CONSTRUCTION : The 

 Comparative Anatomy of Bridges Combined or Composite Bridges 

 Theoretical Weight of Bridges On Deflection, or the Curve of a Bended 

 Girder Continuous Girders. 



PART III. THE STRENGTH OF MATERIALS : Theoretical Strength of 

 Columns Design and Construction of Struts Strength and Construction of 

 Ties Working Strength of Iron and Steel, and the Working Stress in 

 Bridges Wohler's Experiments. 



PART IV. THE DESIGN OF BRIDGES IN DETAIL : The Load or> 

 Bridges Calculation of Stresses due to the Movable Load Parallel Girders 

 Direct Calculation of the Weight of Metal Parabolic Girders, Polygonal 

 Trusses, and Curved Girders Suspension Bridges and Arches : Flexible 

 Construction Rigid Construction Bowstring Girders used as Arches or as- 

 Suspension Bridges Rigid Arched Ribs or Suspension Ribs Continuous 

 Girders and Cantilever Bridges The Niagara Bridge The Forth Bridge 

 Wind-Pressure and Wind-Bracing : Modern Experiments. 



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 SIMPLICITY OF TREATMENT displayed on every page. . . . Theory is kept in 

 ubordination to Practice, and his book is, therefore, as useful to girder-makers 

 as to students of Bndge Construction." The Architect. 



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