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ASCE 9780784410189 2010

ASCE 9780784410189 2010

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History of the Modern Suspension Bridge

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ASCE 2010 263
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Tadaki Kawada traces the modern suspension bridge from its earliest appearance in Western civilization only 200 years ago to the enormous Akashi Kaikyo and Storeb

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6 CONTENTS
10 PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION
14 PREFACE
16 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
18 1 The Emergence of Modern Suspension Bridges
The Universality of Primitive Suspension Bridges and Their Structure
25 Suspension Bridges Were Unknown to Western Civilization until the Medieval Period
35 The Birth of the Modern Suspension Bridge
38 Finley’s Glory and Setback
44 2 Trials and Errors in Europe
Introduction to the United Kingdom
53 Accidents in the United Kingdom and Problems Relating to Stiffness
63 Introduction to France
69 French-Style Suspension Bridges
77 Early Suspension Bridge Theory and Its Limitations
88 3 North American Engineers Develop the Rigid Suspension Bridge
Homecoming to America
94 The Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge
97 John Roebling
103 The Brooklyn Bridge
114 4 Emergence of the Deflection Theory and Its Development
Theory of the Stiffened Suspension Bridge
119 The Emergence of the Deflection Theory
123 The Development of Suspension Bridges in the Early Twentieth Century
127 The Trend toward Longer Spans
134 Two Large Projects in San Francisco
146 5 Ambush: The Dynamics of Wind
Disaster of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
152 The Dynamics of Wind
157 Inevitable Accident or Human Error?
163 Aftermath in America following the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster
176 6 New Developments beyond North America
From North America to Europe: British Challenge for Innovation
181 Aerofoil Revolution
189 Glory and Tragedy of the Severn Bridge
199 Mass: Engineers’ Forgotten Asset
210 7 Two Record-Breaking Suspension Bridges
Japan’s Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
218 Denmark’s Storebælt Bridge
231 The End of the Century: The Millennium Bridge
242 8 Epilogue: No End to the Dilemma
The Development of Modern Suspension Bridges and Stiffness
244 Prospects for the Twenty-First Century
250 Lessons from History: Concluding Remarks
254 INDEX
A
B
255 C
D
E
256 F
G
H
257 I
J
K
L
M
258 N
O
P
Q
R
259 S
T
260 U
V
W
261 Y
262 ABOUT THE AUTHOR, TRANSLATOR, AND EDITOR

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