Design of a 240' through span railroad bridge: Including analysis of stresses due to concentrated wheel loads, design of individual members, and drawings showing stresses, and details

Author

L. C. Torrence

Abstract

"The Span length will be 240' center to center of end pins. Truss to be square ended, Track straight. Live load to consist of two engines, concentrating 289 tons over a length of 104' followed by a uniform train of 2.1 tons per linear foot"--Page 1.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Degree Name

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Comments

Illustrated by author.

Publisher

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Publication Date

1897

Pagination

18 pages, 4 plates

Rights

© 1897 L. C. Torrence, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Railroad bridges -- Design and construction
Bridges -- Live loads

Thesis Number

T 155

Print OCLC #

5924621

Electronic OCLC #

876585712

Link to Catalog Record

http://merlin.lib.umsystem.edu/record=b2610244~S5

Recommended Citation

Torrence, L. C., "Design of a 240' through span railroad bridge: Including analysis of stresses due to concentrated wheel loads, design of individual members, and drawings showing stresses, and details" (1897). Bachelors Theses. 366.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_theses/366