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Page 230
... falsework , " extending from pier to pier , and supporting them as firmly as if on solid rock . This was built of heavy square timber posts , bolted and braced together , which , rising 120 feet above the surface of the river , formed ...
... falsework , " extending from pier to pier , and supporting them as firmly as if on solid rock . This was built of heavy square timber posts , bolted and braced together , which , rising 120 feet above the surface of the river , formed ...
Page 231
... falsework , and with its collapse causes the destruction of the other parts in almost instant succession . The Ohio and the Missouri are especially treacherous rivers , with unstable bottoms and subject to sudden floods , which have ...
... falsework , and with its collapse causes the destruction of the other parts in almost instant succession . The Ohio and the Missouri are especially treacherous rivers , with unstable bottoms and subject to sudden floods , which have ...
Page 232
... falsework was built up to the tops of the piers , and on it the railroad- track was supported , the old structure was taken apart , and the new spans built . As fast as one span was rebuilt , the temporary trusses were removed from ...
... falsework was built up to the tops of the piers , and on it the railroad- track was supported , the old structure was taken apart , and the new spans built . As fast as one span was rebuilt , the temporary trusses were removed from ...
Page 234
... falsework , so as to serve as anchor arms . From them the cantalivers were pro- jected simultaneously toward each other , high above the river , without any other sup- port than that of their own strength . Just above the furious ...
... falsework , so as to serve as anchor arms . From them the cantalivers were pro- jected simultaneously toward each other , high above the river , without any other sup- port than that of their own strength . Just above the furious ...
Page 236
... falsework , the work being built from the ground up , and each piece lifted from poles lashed to the highest one already set . The slender structure became inadequate , and has re- cently been replaced by a more massive one , which was ...
... falsework , the work being built from the ground up , and each piece lifted from poles lashed to the highest one already set . The slender structure became inadequate , and has re- cently been replaced by a more massive one , which was ...
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