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The Removal of a Defective Pivot Pier, and Its Reconstruction
On the afternoon of Saturday, September 13th, 1890, the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway draw span, with four panels of trestle approach, crossing the Ouachita River, at Camden, Ark., was wrecked, a 60-ton Mogul engine and nine loaded freight cars falling into the river with the collapsed structure. Fortunately, no one was injured.
The Removal of a Defective Pivot Pier, and Its Reconstruction
On the afternoon of Saturday, September 13th, 1890, the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway draw span, with four panels of trestle approach, crossing the Ouachita River, at Camden, Ark., was wrecked, a 60-ton Mogul engine and nine loaded freight cars falling into the river with the collapsed structure. Fortunately, no one was injured.
The Removal of a Defective Pivot Pier, and Its Reconstruction
Kelley, Howard G. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 31 ; 277-293
2021-01-01
171894-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
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