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Third Edition, Thoroughly Rnnted. kvya: $v«. Hl/h 

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A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON 



BRIDGE-CONSTRUCTION 



btung a Text-Book on th« CoDStmcUoD of Bnd^eB id 



Iron and St«eL 



FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS, DRAUGHTSMEN, AND ENGINEERS. 

 B V T. C L A X T O N F I D L E K, M. I n s t. C. h. 



Prof of Eagiae«rui|, Unirenicy CoUef c, DuikI** 



GENERAL CONTENTS. 



Pa«i I. ~ Elimentary SiAiics: — Definiiions— The Oppositioo 

 Balkncr >f Forces — Bending; Strain — The Graphic Kepresenlation of Bending 

 Moment ">. 



Pari II.— Ge.nkral Principles of Bridge-Construction :— The 

 C'">niparitive Anatomy of Bridges — Combined or Composite Brid(jei — 

 Theoretical Weight of Bridges — On Deflection, or the Curve of a Beaded 

 Ciirder -Continuous Cjirdci^ 



Pari III.— The Strencih op Materials :— Theoretical Strength of 

 Columns — Design and Construction of Struts — Strength and Construction of 

 Ties — \V. irking Strength of Iron and Steel, and the Working Stress in 

 Brid^«8 — WbhTcr's Kxperiments. 



Pari IV. — The Design of Bridges in Detail:— The Load on 

 Brides —Calculation of Stresses due to the Movable Load — Parallel liuiiers — 

 Direct * alculation of the Weight uf Metal — Pambolic Girders, Pulvgonal 

 Truaaes, and Curved Girders — Suspension Bridges and Archea : Flexible 

 Conatrurtion — Rigid Construction — Bowstring Girders usei.1 as Arches or aa 

 Su^oension Bridges— Rigid Arched Ribs or Suspension Ribs — Continuooa 

 Gliders and Cantilever Bridges — The Niagara Hric^i^e — The Forth Bndge — 

 Wind- i'lessure and Wind-Bracing: Modem KxperimeiUs. 



"The new edition of Mr. Fidler's work will a^n occupy the sauiv OON- 

 BPi'Tois i-tJsiTiu.N aiiiong professional toxtlKXjks and treatices as ha« been 

 accorded to it« l>rc«lecessors. The instruction imparted is scHXD, siuplr, 

 AM HI L. The volume will bo found valuable and useful alike to tlu«e who 

 may wish to study only the theoretical jirinciples cniinciateil. and . • . 

 to others whose object and business is . . . practical-" — The Engwrrr. 



Mr. Fli>LEH's ^rcCE^>^ iirii«(>8 from the cyimbination i>f ixPKRiR5r» and 

 Bl^-UClFT or tkkatmknt dini<laTe<l on every pa^e . Theory ii Vr|.t i» 



•qUiniinatiuD to Practice, aiul hiK )H>ok is. tberefure. aa u*«ful to girdrr nii^krra 

 «e to itndentji of Hmige Conntnution " 7"^* Arrhittci. 



" Ab lM>i8rKNaABLK HAM>EkK>K for the practic&l Engineer ' Satw-* 



LONDON: CHARLES GRIFFIN a lu.. LiMiItu. lamlu iintti. oTRAHO. 



