Author: California. Department of Public Works
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Annual Progress Report, San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge ...
Author: California. Department of Public Works
Publisher:
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Publisher:
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Annual Progress Report
Author: California. Department of Public Works
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Publisher:
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Second International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics [proceedings]
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Category : Earthquake engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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Category : Earthquake engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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A Tale of Two Bridges
Author: Stephen Mikesell
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874174678
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A Tale of Two Bridges is a history of two versions of the San Francisco—Oakland Bay Bridge: the original bridge built in 1936 and a replacement for the eastern half of the bridge finished in 2013. The 1936 bridge revolutionized transportation in the Bay Area and profoundly influenced settlement patterns in the region. It was also a remarkable feat of engineering. In the 1950s the American Society of Civil Engineers adopted a list of the “Seven Engineering Wonders” of the United States. The 1936 structure was the only bridge on the list, besting even the more famous Golden Gate Bridge. One of its greatest achievements was that it was built on time (in less than three years) and came in under budget. Mikesell explores in fascinating detail how the bridge was designed by a collection of the best-known engineers in the country as well as the heroic story of its construction by largely unskilled laborers from California, joined by highly skilled steel workers. By contrast, the East Span replacement, which was planned between 1989 and 1998, and built between 1998 and 2013, fell victim to cost overruns in the billions of dollars, was a decade behind schedule, and suffered from structural problems that has made it a perpetual maintenance nightmare. This is narrative history in its purest form. Mikesell excels at explaining highly technical engineering issues in language that can be understood and appreciated by general readers. Here is the story of two very important bridges, which provides a fair but uncompromising analysis of why one bridge succeeded and the other did not.
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874174678
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A Tale of Two Bridges is a history of two versions of the San Francisco—Oakland Bay Bridge: the original bridge built in 1936 and a replacement for the eastern half of the bridge finished in 2013. The 1936 bridge revolutionized transportation in the Bay Area and profoundly influenced settlement patterns in the region. It was also a remarkable feat of engineering. In the 1950s the American Society of Civil Engineers adopted a list of the “Seven Engineering Wonders” of the United States. The 1936 structure was the only bridge on the list, besting even the more famous Golden Gate Bridge. One of its greatest achievements was that it was built on time (in less than three years) and came in under budget. Mikesell explores in fascinating detail how the bridge was designed by a collection of the best-known engineers in the country as well as the heroic story of its construction by largely unskilled laborers from California, joined by highly skilled steel workers. By contrast, the East Span replacement, which was planned between 1989 and 1998, and built between 1998 and 2013, fell victim to cost overruns in the billions of dollars, was a decade behind schedule, and suffered from structural problems that has made it a perpetual maintenance nightmare. This is narrative history in its purest form. Mikesell excels at explaining highly technical engineering issues in language that can be understood and appreciated by general readers. Here is the story of two very important bridges, which provides a fair but uncompromising analysis of why one bridge succeeded and the other did not.
Monthly Check-list of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Division of Documents
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
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Monthly Checklist of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.
Quarterly Bulletin of Recent Publications on Municipal Government and Administration
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 776
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National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases
Transportation
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Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 784
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Publisher:
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Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 784
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Highways and Agricultural Engineering, Current Literature
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Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Publisher:
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Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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