Title: Historic bridges
Description: Explore Historic Bridge Design through the Perspective of Modern Engineering    Historic Bridges:Evaluation, Preservation, and Management provides both an admiring and a technical account of bridge engineering through an exploration of several remarkable examples. From ancient China to modern-day Minnesota, the book discusses the history and structural evaluation of bridges, as well as their preservation, and restoration. With chapters written by renowned engineers, this unique resource -    Compares the techniques and      materials used in building three railroad bridges that traversed the      Mississippi at the same site in 1865, 1887, and 1910   Investigates a legendary stone-arch      bridge constructed in Ancient China in 606 A.D.   Demonstrates how historians and      engineers in Milwaukee found an approach to new bridge design that      balances modern design standards with aesthetic interpretation   Details a collaborative team      approach to historic bridge management in Minnesota   Considers the design and repair      process of rapidly disappearing wrought iron bridges   Discusses preservation of stone      masonry aqueducts on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal   An educational treatise for engineers and historical preservationists, this work includes a wealth of illustrations and scientific tables. Demonstrating historic engineering significance beyond their utilitarian function, the bridges encountered in these pages are true landmarks, as worthy of emulation as they are preservation.
Subjects: Historic bridges, Conservation and restoration, Congresses, Engineering, Nonfiction, Technology, Historic buildings, conservation and restoration, Bridges, Ponts historiques, Congrès, Conservation et restauration, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Civil
Places: United States