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Bachelors Theses

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1897

Railroad bridges -- Design and construction<br />Bridges -- Live loads

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Design Of A 240' Through Span Railroad Bridge: Including Analysis Of Stresses Due To Concentrated Wheel Loads, Design Of Individual Members, And Drawings Showing Stresses, And Details, L. C. Torrence Jan 1897

Design Of A 240' Through Span Railroad Bridge: Including Analysis Of Stresses Due To Concentrated Wheel Loads, Design Of Individual Members, And Drawings Showing Stresses, And Details, L. C. Torrence

Bachelors Theses

"The Span length will be 240' center to center of end pins. Truss to be square ended, Track straight. Live load to consist of two engines, concentrating 289 tons over a length of 104' followed by a uniform train of 2.1 tons per linear foot"--Page 1.

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