The Principles of Bridges: Containing The Mathematical Demonstrations Of The Properties Of The Arches, The Thickness Of The Piers, The Force Of The Water Against Them, &C. - Brossura

Hutton, Charles

 
9781108070492: The Principles of Bridges: Containing The Mathematical Demonstrations Of The Properties Of The Arches, The Thickness Of The Piers, The Force Of The Water Against Them, &C.

Sinossi

After flooding destroyed several bridges across the Tyne in 1771, this mathematical treatment appeared the following year.

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Descrizione del libro

After flooding destroyed several bridges across the Tyne in November 1771, the mathematician Charles Hutton (1737–1823) published this mathematical treatment the following year. The work demonstrates the preferred dimensions of arches and piers, and analyses the force of water they must withstand.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Of the projects of bridges, with the design, estimate, etc.; 2. Of the arches; 3. Of the piers; 4. Of the forces of water, etc.; 5. Of the terms or names of the various parts peculiar to a bridge.

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