Abstract
"A suspension bridge is one in which the roadway over the stream or span to be crossed is suspended from chains or wire ropes.
A suspension bridge consists of the towers or piers over which the main chains or cables pass; the anchorages to which the ends of the cables are attached; the main chains or cables from which the roadway is suspended; the suspending rods or chains which connect the roadway with the cable and the roadway.
The sub-structure consists of the foundations, piers &c. The super-structure consists of the roadway and the chains or cables"--page 1.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Degree Name
Professional Degree in Civil Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1884
Pagination
i, 39 pages
Rights
© 1884 W. M. Claypool, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Strains and stressesSuspension bridges
Thesis Number
T 159
Print OCLC #
5926828
Electronic OCLC #
271013215
Recommended Citation
Claypool, William M., "Stresses in suspension bridges" (1884). Professional Degree Theses. 133.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/professional_theses/133
Comments
W. M. Claypool determined to be William M. Claypool from "1874-1999 MSM-UMR Alumni Directory".
Download includes a transcription of this handwritten thesis.