Structural Iron 1750 1850

R.J.M. Sutherland

ISBN 10: 0860787583 / ISBN 13: 9780860787587

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan 1998, 1998

About this Item

Neuware - This is a study of structural iron in civil engineering, from 1750 to 1850. The book presents a collection of essays which cover such areas as the use of cast iron in building, the first iron frames, iron in the roof of buildings, suspension bridges and developments in truss design.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structural Iron 1750 1850
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0860787583
• ISBN 13: 9780860787587
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 251W x 176H x 31D millimeters 251 millimeters width by 176 millimeters height by 31 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1040 grams

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Synopsis

This book deals with the period when iron became the dominant ’high-technology’ material, increasingly taking over from timber and masonry. It was necessary for the engines and machines of the new industries, but equally vital for the vast civil engineering works which supported this industrialisation. It was these works - mills, warehouses, dockyards, and above all bridges - which so impressed the public in the early 19th century. The papers selected here trace the evolving structural uses of cast and wrought iron in frames and roofs for buildings, and look in particular at the development of bridge design and construction, in America, France, and Russia, as well as in Britain. They cover the processes of design and testing, and at the same time throw much light on the attitudes and careers of the engineers themselves.

About the Author

R.J.M. Sutherland