General Theory of Bridge Construction: Containing Demonstrations of the Principles of the Art and Their Application to Practice; Furnishing the Means of Calculating the Strains Upon the Chords, Ties, Braces, Counter-braces, and Other Parts of a Bridge Or Frame of Any Description. With Practical Illustrations |
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| Title | General Theory of Bridge Construction: Containing Demonstrations of the Principles of the Art and Their Application to Practice; Furnishing the Means of Calculating the Strains Upon the Chords, Ties, Braces, Counter-braces, and Other Parts of a Bridge Or Frame of Any Description. With Practical ... American architectural books General Theory of Bridge Construction: Containing Demonstrations of the Principles of the Art and Their Application to Practice; Furnishing the Means of Calculating the Strains Upon the Chords, Ties, Braces, Counter-braces, and Other Parts of a Bridge Or Frame of Any Description. With Practical Illustrations, Herman Haupt |
| Author | Herman Haupt |
| Publisher | D. Appleton and Company, 1863 |
| Original from | Sapienza University of Rome (Biblioteca Centrale della Facoltà di Ingegneria G. Boaga) |
| Digitized | Apr 24, 2013 |
| Length | 264 pages |
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