Adeli Historic Bridges

Evaluation, Preservation, and Management
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-7996-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Explore Historic Bridge Design through the Perspective of Modern Engineering Historic Bridges:Evaluation, Preservation, and Management provides both an admiring and a technical account of bridge engineering through an exploration of several remarkable examples. From ancient China to modern-day Minnesota, the book discusses the history and structural evaluation of bridges, as well as their preservation, and restoration. With chapters written by renowned engineers, this unique resource — - Compares the techniques and materials used in building three railroad bridges that traversed the Mississippi at the same site in 1865, 1887, and 1910

- Investigates a legendary stone-arch bridge constructed in Ancient China in 606 A.D.

- Demonstrates how historians and engineers in Milwaukee found an approach to new bridge design that balances modern design standards with aesthetic interpretation

- Details a collaborative team approach to historic bridge management in Minnesota

- Considers the design and repair process of rapidly disappearing wrought iron bridges

- Discusses preservation of stone masonry aqueducts on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
An educational treatise for engineers and historical preservationists, this work includes a wealth of illustrations and scientific tables. Demonstrating historic engineering significance beyond their utilitarian function, the bridges encountered in these pages are true landmarks, as worthy of emulation as they are preservation.

Zielgruppe

Civil and structural engineers, historical preservationists, town and city planners, construction and materials researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adeli, Hojjat

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Brückenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Steven J. Fenves

Part 1 History

The Mississippi River Railway Crossing at Clinton, Iowa; Charles Birnstiel

The Dragon Bridge of Li Chun in Ancient China; Martin P. Burke, Jr. and Huan Cheng Tang

Part 2 Management

Bridging the Gap: Connecting Design and Historic Preservation Goals on Milwaukee County’s Historic Parkway Bridges; Amy R. Squitieri and Bob S. Newbery

Managing Historic Bridges in Minnesota: The Historian and the Engineer Collaborate; Robert M. Frame III and Steven A. Olson

Part 3 Evaluation

Structural Deck Evaluation of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge; Ching Chiaw Choo and Issam E. Harik

Extant Lenticular Iron Truss Bridges from the Berlin Iron Bridge Company; Alan J. Lutenegger

Wind and Truss Bridges: Overview of Research; Frederick R. Rutz and Kevin L. Rens

Mechanical Properties of Wrought Iron from Penns Creek Bridge (1886); Stephen Buonopane and Sean Kelton

Part 4 Preservation, Rehabilitation and Restoration

The Preservation of Historic Bridges; Allan King Sloan

Preservation of Historic Iron Bridges: Adaptive Use Bridge Project, University of Massachusetts–Amherst; Alan J. Lutenegger

Preservation of Stone Masonry Aqueducts on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; Denis J. McMullan and Douglas E. Bond

Rehabilitation of Two Historic Timber Covered Bridges in Massachusetts; S. D. Daniel Lee and Brian Brenner

The Historic Rehabilitation of the Market Street Bridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Ian C. Engstrom

Reinventing Squire Whipple’s Bridge; Joseph J. Fonzi and Preston Vineyard