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Building rapid-transit viaduct, Kansas City

Berkenblit, S.E.

Short steel structure carrying street-car line across group of railroad tracks; in length of only 1850 ft., includes truss and girder spans, pin-connected floor beams in trusses, special floor construction, extreme skews, grades of 1.6 to 8.3 per cent, sharp curves, rehabilitation of stretch of old structure, adaptation of new steel work to old foundation footings; steel bents, new pier built as part freight-house wall (with doors and windows); erection difficulties due to crossing busy railway tracks and yards.

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Building rapid-transit viaduct, Kansas City

Berkenblit, S.E.

Short steel structure carrying street-car line across group of railroad tracks; in length of only 1850 ft., includes truss and girder spans, pin-connected floor beams in trusses, special floor construction, extreme skews, grades of 1.6 to 8.3 per cent, sharp curves, rehabilitation of stretch of old structure, adaptation of new steel work to old foundation footings; steel bents, new pier built as part freight-house wall (with doors and windows); erection difficulties due to crossing busy railway tracks and yards.

Building rapid-transit viaduct, Kansas City

Berkenblit, S.E.

Short steel structure carrying street-car line across group of railroad tracks; in length of only 1850 ft., includes truss and girder spans, pin-connected floor beams in trusses, special floor construction, extreme skews, grades of 1.6 to 8.3 per cent, sharp curves, rehabilitation of stretch of old structure, adaptation of new steel work to old foundation footings; steel bents, new pier built as part freight-house wall (with doors and windows); erection difficulties due to crossing busy railway tracks and yards.

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Title:

Building rapid-transit viaduct, Kansas City

Additional title:

Eng. News-Rec

Contributors:

Berkenblit, S.E. (author)

Published in:

Engineering News Record ; 101

Publication date:

1928

Size:

4 pages

Remarks:

6 Figs.

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Print

Language:

English

Keywords:

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