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Toward Structural Mechanics Through Wooden Bridges in France (1716-1841)

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Penilaian

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Early applications of Navier’s beam theory to the rational design of structures are documented in the Annales of the French Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées and refer to the design of three wooden bridges built in France in the 1840's. Revisiting these examples, the book provides documentation on the progressive establishment of the new design approach, based on the theory of structural mechanics rather than empirical knowledge. The bridges concerned were built according to the structural scheme patented by Ithiel Town in the USA, witnessing the diffusion in Europe of the American advancements in bridge design, circulated by the travel reports of French engineers from the Ecole. Through the exam of French treatises discussing the progress of theoretical formulations in parallel with experimental findings in the 18th and 19th centuries, the book retraces as well the long path which led to the formulation of Navier’s theory. The relevant scientific debate dealt mainly with the specific case of wood bridges; the text outlines a brief history of bridges built in the Alpine area at the time, based on unpublished iconographic materials from various European archives.

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Inventory Code	Barcode	Call Number	Location	Status
1408000479	EB0001259	624.2 Tar t	Central Library (OPAC)	Available

Detail Information

Series Title

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

Call Number

624.2 Tar t

Publisher

Switzerland : Springer Cham., 2013

Collation

xv, 87p.: Ill.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-319-00287-3

Classification

624.2

Content Type

Ebook

Media Type

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Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

1

Subject(s)

Wooden bridges--Design and construction

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