Bridges and MenGrosset & Dunlap, 1966 - 343 páginas |
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... keep the bridges in repair in order to collect tolls . Some of these medieval bridges still stand in southern France , in fortunate areas bypassed by the wars of old and mod- ern times : The Pont de Valentré at Cahors ( early fourteenth ...
... keep the bridges in repair in order to collect tolls . Some of these medieval bridges still stand in southern France , in fortunate areas bypassed by the wars of old and mod- ern times : The Pont de Valentré at Cahors ( early fourteenth ...
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... Keeping such a tremen- dous mass on perfectly even keel as it descended was tricky enough : But in addition , the New ... keep the caisson a foot deep in water to make it bearable . Once the garbage was dug through , the work progressed ...
... Keeping such a tremen- dous mass on perfectly even keel as it descended was tricky enough : But in addition , the New ... keep the caisson a foot deep in water to make it bearable . Once the garbage was dug through , the work progressed ...
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... keep its title indefinitely is the Syre bridge built at Plauen , Germany , in 1903. What record does this bridge hold ? It is the longest stone - arch span ever built - 295 feet . The arrival of reinforced concrete put a virtual end to ...
... keep its title indefinitely is the Syre bridge built at Plauen , Germany , in 1903. What record does this bridge hold ? It is the longest stone - arch span ever built - 295 feet . The arrival of reinforced concrete put a virtual end to ...
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How Bridges Were Invented | 1 |
The Mighty Roman Arch | 7 |
The Engineer Vanishes from Europe but Appears in Asia | 19 |
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