Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges. A Photographic and Textual Study of the Fabrication of Bridge Cables.

John A. Roebling's Sons Company:

Edité par Trenton New Jersey, Selbstverlag, 1925

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23, VIII (Diagramme) Seiten, 69 Tafelseiten. 30 cm. Einband berieben, vorn mit kleinem Stempel, Rücken mit kleinen Fehlstellen. Ecken etwas bestoßen. Vereinzelt wenige Fleckchen. Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. Sonst gutes Exemplar. / Wrapper shows traces of usage, with small stamp. Spine with little loss of paper. Corners bumped. Few small spots. Light browning. Else well preserved. - John A. Roebling's Sons Company was responsible for the design, materials and construction of many of the most important suspension bridges in America beginning with the aqueduct across Pittsburgh's Allegheny River in 1844, the Niagra Falls Bridge in 1854, the Brooklyn Bridge opened to traffic in 1883, and the Manhattan Bridge in 1909. The photographic plates in this book record each step of construction , from the tower foundations to the completed bridge, of the Bear Mountain-Hudson River Bridge, opened in November 1924. All cable wire used in fabricating the two main cables, and the steel wire ropes used for foot bridges and suspenders, were furnished by the John A. Roebling's Sons Company. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.

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• Titre: Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges. A Photographic and Textual Study of the Fabrication of Bridge Cables.
• Éditeur: Trenton New Jersey, Selbstverlag
• Date de parution: 1925
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Originalbroschur.
• Édition: ERSTAUSGABE.
• État de l'article: Gut
• Poids: 700 grammes
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Technik / Technikgeschichte