Steel Treadway Bridge Equipage
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1942
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: TM 5-272 Steel Treadway Bridge Equipage, 1942-07-10
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents; title: Paragraph Page; title: CHAPTER 1. CHARACTERISTICS, COMPOSITION, AND ASSIGNMENT OF EQUIPAGE.; title: Characteristics 1 1; title: General features of design 2 1; title: Bridge unit 3 3; title: Issue 4 3; title: CHAPTER 2. DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT.; title: Pneumatic ponton 5 5; title: Trestle 6 6; title: Treadways and accessories 7 7; title: Ponton and trestle spans 8 9; title: Reconnaissance boats 9 11; title: Transportation 10 11; title: CHAPTER 3. OUTBOARD MOTOR.; title: Issue 11 12; title: Description 12 13; title: Outboard motor bracket 13 13; title: Care and maintenance of motors 14 13; title: Employment of the motor 15 14; title: Element of surprise 16 15; title: CHAPTER 4. POWER BOAT.; title: Issue 17 15; title: Description 18 15; title: Employment 19 16; title: Care and maintenance 20 16; title: CHAPTER 5. CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS.; title: General 21 17; title: Trestles 22 17; title: Anchors 23 17; title: Night construction 24 19; title: Preparation of equipage for use 25 20; title: CHAPTER 6. SELECTION OF BRIDGE SITE.; title: General 26 20; title: Reconnaissance 27 20; title: CHAPTER 7. CONSTRUCTION BY METHOD OF PARTS.; title: General 28 21; title: Preparation of site 29 22; title: Unloading and assembly areas 30 22; title: Unloading bridge trucks 31 23; title: Location of air compressors 32 23; title: Truck crane location 33 23; title: Location of other equipment 34 23; title: CHAPTER 8. SECTIONS AND DUTIES OF SECTIONS.; title: General 35 24; title: Officers 36 24; title: Abutment section 37 24; title: Anchor section 38 25; title: Alignment 39 25; title: Raft section 40 26; title: Assembly section 41 28; title: Approach section 42 29; title: Security section 43 30; title: CHAPTER 9. CONSTRUCTION BY METHOD OF SUCCESSIVE PONTONS OR TRESTLES.; title: General 44 31; title: Floating bridge procedure 45 31; title: Fixed bridge procedure 46 32; title: CHAPTER 10.; title: REINFORCED BRIDGES.; title: Floating bridge reinforcement 47 32; title: Trestle bridge reinforcement 48 33; title: CHAPTER 11. TRAFFIC CONTROL, MAINTENANCE AND DISMANTLING BRIDGE.; title: Traffic control and bridge maintenance 49 33; title: Dismantling bridge 50 33; title: CHAPTER 12. FERRYING.; title: Pneumatic float 51 34; title: Raft ferries 52 34; title: Propulsion 53 36; title: Loading 54 37; title: Crew and equipment 55 37; title: Conduct during crossing 56 37; title: CHAPTER 13. MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPAGE.; title: General 57 37; title: Pneumatic floats 58 38; title: Trestles, treadways, and accessories 59 38; title: CHAPTER 14. LIST OF EQUIPAGE.; title: Steel treadway bridge equipage 60 39; title: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; title: Page; title: Figure 1. Floating steel treadway bridge 2; title: Figure 2. Typical shore connection 3; title: Figure 3. Fixed steel treadway bridge 4; title: Figure 4. Pneumatic float 5; title: Figure 5. Saddle 6; title: Figure 6. Treadway adaptor 6; title: Figure 7. Steel treadway 7; title: Figure 8. Treadways used as car loading ramps 8; title: Figure 9. Treadway wedges 8; title: Figure 10. Steel treadway bridge accessories 9; title: Figure 11. Reconnaissance boat 10; title: Figure 12. Bridge truck 12; title: Figure 13. 22-HP outboard motor 13; title: Figure 14. Outboard motor bracket 14; title: Figure 15. Power boat mounted on trailer 15; title: Figure 16. Anchor spacing 18; title: Figure 17. Layout of site 21; title: Figure 18. Typical unloading and assembly area 22; title: Figure 19. Truck crane 23; title: Figure 20. Inflation of pneumatic floats 26; title: Figure 21. Launching ponton 27; title: Figure 22. Placing treadways in assembling a ponton section 27; title: Figure 23. Ponton section 28; title: Figure 24. Assembling a ponton section into the bridge 29; title: Figure 25. Installing connecting pins 30; title: Figure 26. Installing far shore approach treadways 31; title: Figure 27. Bridging a blown culvert 32; title: Figure 28. Typical raft ferry 34; title: Figure 29. Method of loading and unloading raft ferries 35