Suspension bridges for mountain warfare
Contributors: United States. War Dept
Series: War Department technical manual -- TM 5-279
Publisher: War Dept.
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Suspension bridges; Military bridges; Wooden bridges
Description: TM 5-279 Suspension Bridges For Mountain Warfare 1944-01-31
Notes: On cover: Tentative
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: Paragraphs Pages; title: CHAPTER 1.; title: General 1-8 1; title: CHAPTER 2.; title: Standard Suspension Footbridge 7; title: Section I. General 9-10 7; title: Section II. Description of bridge and erection equipment  11-26 8; title: Section III. Transportation 27-28 26; title: Section IV. Site Selection 29 28; title: Section V. Construction procedure 30-34 29; title: Section VI. Working parties 35-55 32; title: CHAPTER 3.; title: Standard Light-Equipment Suspension Bridge 59; title: Section I. General 56-57 59; title: Section II. Description of bridge and erection equipment 58-70 61; title: Section III. Transportation 71-72 70; title: Section IV. Site selection 73 70; title: Section V. Construction of bridge and working parties 74-77 71; title: CHAPTER 4.; title: Expedient Suspension Bridges 72; title: Section I. Three-rope bridge 78-85 72; title: Section II. Expedient footbridge 86-93 78; title: CHAPTER 5.; title: Nonstandard Suspension Bridges 83; title: Section I. Bridge design 94-107 83; title: Section II. Typical nonstandard bridges 108-110 89; title: Appendix I. Materials and equipment for standard suspension bridges 96; title: Appendix II. Weight and strength of wire rope and cordage 102; title: Appendix III. Weights and cubages of standard suspension bridge materials 103