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Notes on Early Practice in Bridge Building
In reviewing the paper entitled “What Is the Life of an Iron Railroad Bridge?” by J. E. Greiner, M. Am. Soc. C. E., and the discussion on it, the author was particularly interested in the remarks of T. C. Clarke, M. Am. Soc. C. E., and Walter Katté, M. Am. Soc. C. E., referring to certain bridges on the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. The conclusions arrived at by these members on this question are, in the author's opinion, generally correct. These conclusions are that the practice of placing the diagonals closer than is now customary led to diffusing the strains over a large number of points rather than concentrating them on a few, which is one of the reasons the bridges stood so well. Mr. Katté was of the opinion that solidly riveted lattice girders, up to spans not exceeding 200ft., give unquestionably the best service for such constant and heavy traffic as that on the New York Central system.
Notes on Early Practice in Bridge Building
In reviewing the paper entitled “What Is the Life of an Iron Railroad Bridge?” by J. E. Greiner, M. Am. Soc. C. E., and the discussion on it, the author was particularly interested in the remarks of T. C. Clarke, M. Am. Soc. C. E., and Walter Katté, M. Am. Soc. C. E., referring to certain bridges on the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. The conclusions arrived at by these members on this question are, in the author's opinion, generally correct. These conclusions are that the practice of placing the diagonals closer than is now customary led to diffusing the strains over a large number of points rather than concentrating them on a few, which is one of the reasons the bridges stood so well. Mr. Katté was of the opinion that solidly riveted lattice girders, up to spans not exceeding 200ft., give unquestionably the best service for such constant and heavy traffic as that on the New York Central system.
Notes on Early Practice in Bridge Building
Gray, George E. (author)
2021-01-01
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