Project Gutenberg 2005-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 228 Tower, G. B. N. (George Bates Nichols) 1834 1889 Tower, George Bates Nichols Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building Produced by Curtis Weyant, Ronald Holder and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building" by G. B. N. Tower is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This treatise serves as a practical guide for engineers entering the field of bridge construction, focusing on the principles and methodologies of designing wooden bridges. The book addresses the strains on bridge components and offers calculations, designs, and tables essential for the construction process. The content of the book is structured to assist young engineers in understanding the physical principles governing bridge design. It discusses the various materials used, such as wood and iron, detailing their strengths under different strains: tension, compression, and detrusion. Tower provides formulas for calculating weights, dimensions of bridge members, and helpful tables for estimating quantities. He outlines different truss designs, explaining the importance of structural integrity and offering practical examples of building practices. Through these detailed instructions, the book emphasizes the importance of adhering to safety standards and thorough design methodologies in bridge engineering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bridges TG Text Technology Category: Engineering & Technology Category: How To ... 161149 2025-10-06T11:33:53.367748 text/html 141713 2020-12-19T08:43:51 text/html 252753 2025-10-06T11:34:01.728678 application/epub+zip 252964 2025-10-06T11:33:57.377643 application/epub+zip 103694 2025-10-06T11:33:55.536691 application/epub+zip 745746 2025-10-06T11:34:04.438636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731643 2025-10-06T11:34:00.388691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234870 2022-09-07T18:46:01.545614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91954 2025-10-06T11:33:52.505744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91606 2020-12-19T08:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91814 2020-12-19T08:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20258 2025-10-06T11:34:04.573643 application/rdf+xml 16563 2025-10-06T11:33:56.096721 image/jpeg 3692 2025-10-06T11:33:55.827647 image/jpeg 32235 2020-12-19T08:43:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 167611 2020-12-19T08:43:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 32232 2020-12-19T08:43:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 251557 2025-10-06T11:33:53.460716 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia